Manifest Destiny

President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...

• He was the only person running for President

• He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

• He was a "Common Man" and people felt connected to him

• He actually didn't win, Henry Clay was the 11th President

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

• United States in 1783

• Mexican Cession

• Texas

• The Louisiana Purchase

Why was the area marked by letter "C" added to the U.S.?

• The U.S. needed to flat terrain to build the Transcontinental Railroad

• The U.S. won the area after the border disputes were settled

• Mexico just gave the land to the U.S. in order to preserve peace

• The U.S. had always owned the land

Which area of land was added in 1803?

• A

• C

• E

• D

Which area of land was acquired in 1848 after a conflict with Mexico?

• A

• B

• C

• E

What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

• Texas

• California

• Florida

• Oregon

When the U.S. acquired land area "A" it had reached it's goal of....

• Taking over all of Spain's Territory

• Taking over all of Mexico's Territory

• Pushing Great Britain out of North America

• Reaching the Pacific Ocean

All of the following were causes of the U.S.-Mexico War EXCEPT:

• The Annexation of Texas

• The U.S. claims to Oregon

• Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico

What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?

• western settlement of the U.S.

• nothing

• people from the west to move back east

• people from the South to move to the North