Westward Expansion

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

• Manifest destiny 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington 
• Andrew Jackson
• William Henry Harrison

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

• $100,000
• $1 million
• $15 million
• $100 million

What did the Treaty of Hidalgo do?

• It left the border where it was.
• It ended the U.S Mexico war, and the U.S gained more land. 
• It gave Mexico more land. 

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1836

• 1845

• 1945

• 1776

What was the name of the conflict between Mexico and the United States?

• The Mexican-American War

• The Civil War

• War of 1812

• The Spanish-American War

What treaty ended the war, making Mexico give up half of it's territory?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Treaty of Santa Anna

Where did America get Oregon Country from?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Native Americans