Westward Expansion

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine
• The Louisiana Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• The Jackson Action

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CCSS.RL.8.9

To Annex land means to:

• take it over
• conquer it
• give it up to another country
• buy it

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The Monroe Doctrine says that:

• All Native Americans must live west of the Mississippi River
• The U.S. would not accept new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
• New roads and bridges will be constructed throughout the west
• All Americans deserve healthcare

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is part of an area of the United States that was taken by conquest?

• Oregon
• Florida
• Arizona
• All of these

The Gadsden Purchase is an area of land the U.S. bought from:

• Spain
• Mexico
• France
• Britain

The Mexican Cession is land that the United States took as a result of:

• annexation
• the War with Mexico
• a treaty with Britain
• the Mexican Revolution

What is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture? 

• Florida Purchase
• Thirteen Colonies
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon County

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

In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

• a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory

• issues arising over the boundaries of Texas (border dispute)

• the discovery of gold in California

• the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

Which of these would be an Economic Motive For Manifest Destiny Policies?

• New Markets, inexpensive farmland, gold

• religious persecution, spreading faith

• security and spreading of democracy