Manifest Destiny

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America

• The belief that their destiny was to manifest

• A religious term used to explain how to be saved

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced to live in reservations.
• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

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Belief that the U.S. would control North America?

• Manifest Destiny
• Manifest Determination
• Mandate of Heaven
• Imperialism

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Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?

• Washington
• Adams
• Jefferson
• Jackson

The purchase of Louisiana

• was a costly mistake
• was opposed by western farmers
• doubled the size of the United States
• led to war with Great Britain 

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• 1803
• 1819
• 1845

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

• Mississippi River
• Pacific Ocean
• Rocky Mountains
• Great Lakes

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?

• Divine Nature
• Survival of the Fittest
• Universal Expansion
• Manifest Destiny

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What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• To make war with Native American tribes

• The find Gold

• To study the land of the Louisiana Purchase and find a passage to the Pacific

• To follow the yellow brick road

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

• The Gold Rush
• The Gold Movement
• Goldilocks
• Gold Gathering