Manifest Destiny

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the NorthAmerican continent?

• Manifest destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Louisiana Purchase

The United States acquired land in all of these ways except

• through war

• through treaties

• through settlement

• through inheritance

Before the early 1800s, which two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?

• France and Spain

• Russia and Mexico

• Canada and Mexico

• United States and Great Britain

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

• It led to war

• it doubled the nation's size

• It limited trade opportunities

• It led to the discovery of a water route across the country

What was one reason the United States wanted to acquire Florida?

• to increase the population

• to end raids on Georgia's farms

• to control the Mississippi River

• to provide a short route to Europe

Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?

• Texas allowed slavery

• Spain had to claim to Texas

• Texas was too large to be a state

• Spain demanded too high a price for Texas

Which event occurred before Stephen F. Austin started a colony in Texas?

A. Texas won its independence.

B. Mexico declared independence. CORRECT

C. General Santa Anna was captured.

D. The battle at the Alamo was fought.

• Texas won its independence

• Mexico declared independence

• General Santa Anna was captured

• The battle at the Alamo was fought

Which of these was an incentive for settlers to travel to Oregon Country?

• gold deposits

• fertile farmland

• religious freedom

• Canadian citizenship

Which of these was a campaign slogan in President Polk’s 1844 campaign?

• "Victory or death!"

• "Rough and ready!"

• "All of Oregon or none!"

• "Remember the Alamo!"

Why did the Tejanos resent the Americans settling in Texas?

• They did not allow slavery.

• They were settling illegally.

• They were unwilling to work.

• They demanded that they be made citizens.