Manifest Destiny

During which time period did most territorial expansion of the United States take place?

• Early 1700s
• Early 1800s
• Late 1700s

How did many Americans act on their belief that the United States in the nineteenth century had a manifest destiny?

• Many settlers moved west to start a new life.
• Many women demanded equality and the right to vote.
• Many farmers switched from food crops to cash crops.

Early followers of the Mormon religion attempted to avoid persecution by —

• migrating westward
• conducting worship in secret
• suing in federal court

Which of the following would most likely be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny?

• The owner of a textile factory in the Northeast
• A slave on a southern plantation
• A Native American
• A farmer wanting to obtain new land

Belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny was one reason that —

• the United States went to war with Mexico
• transcendentalists established utopian societies
• the Bank of the United States was established
• women organized the Seneca Falls Convention

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They brought about a war with Spain.
• They increased the territory of the United States.
• Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
• Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.

Based on the cartoon, which of the following best explains the impact of the Monroe Doctrine?

• The United States would not allow foreign nations to form alliances.
• The United States would not allow further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
• The United States would serve as a negotiator between European nations.
• The United States would protect the economic interests of Europe.

Many Americans supported the Indian Removal Act of 1830 because it —

• punished Native Americans for attacks on Washington, D.C.
• opened Native American lands to settlement by white citizens
• forced U.S. citizenship on Native Americans
• forced Native American leaders out of the U.S. Congress

The Trail of Tears was the consequence of ---.

• arresting Native Americans for their attacks on whites
• opening up Native American land for settlement by whites
• creating the Trail of Tears
• forcing Native Americans to convert to Christianity