Manifest Destiny NEWSELA

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.

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the America territory and

• sent America to war with Mexico

• provided Jefferson an opportunity to declare war with France

• provided Americans an idea of the land that lay west of the Mississippi

• allowed Mexico to gain access to Texas

What first created the conflict in the territory of Texas?

• the Americans refused to follow Mexican laws

• France took over Mexico.

• the Mexican government invited Americans to settle in the territory

• Mexico invited Spain to send people to Texas

Why did some people oppose the annexation or statehood of Texas?

• They were afraid that slavery would continue spreading west.

• Many people could not speak Spanish.

• They did want to United States to become too large

• all of these.

The ultimate goal of President Polk was to

• expand the United States into all of Mexico.

• stop slavery.

• conquer and take California

• only take Oregon.

"the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions." This means

• slavery is allowed.

• God gave the Americans the right to take Asia

• the Americans can expand and take over all of the Western Hemisphere.

• Americans have been given the right to take the land west by God.

The defeat of Mexico completed

• the Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny.

• the Guadalupe Hidalgo Doctrine

• all of these

One of the results of the American Expansion was the nation became divided over

• technology.

• factory expansion.

• trade.

• slavery and statehood