NM History Manifest Destiny

Between 1800 -1850, the U.S. population grew from 5 million to _____________.

• 10 million

• 23 million

• 102 million

• 65 million

All of the following happened during the Panics of 1819 and 1837, except______________.

a.The Indians taught the settlers how to irrigate their lands.

b.Western land speculation quickly grew out of control.

c.Overspending and crop failure became a common problem.

d.Loans were not backed by gold.

• a

• b

• c

• d

What happened in 1836, when President Jackson ordered all land sales be paid for in silver and gold?

a.People spent their paper money on foreign goods.

b.Cotton and grain markets soared.

c.Banks printed their own paper money.

d.Manufacturing grew rapidly.

• a

• b

• c

• d

Many settlers moved west because ______________________.

a.land was cheap or free

b.opportunities for new businesses

c.land ownership meant wealth

d.all of the above

• a

• b

• c

• d

Maritime (ocean) traders wanted western ports to trade ______________________.

• with Mexico

• with Texas

• with Pacific countries

• with New York

The fact that _________________, is evidence of inequality that existed in the West.

• women couldn't vote

• tribes lost land

• slave labor

• all of the above

Mexico's northern territories were under-populated because ________________.

a.the economy offered many opportunities

b.communication with the frontier was fast and efficient

c.people were not motivated to relocate

d.the national military protected people

• a

• b

• c

• d

The picture of Manifest Destiny shows ________________.

a.the light of civilization dispelling darkness

b.the train bringing technological advancement

c.Native Americans and animals fleeing

d.all of the above

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which of the following statements is not true?

a.Southeastern Indian farmers moved to Oklahoma.

b.Literacy among the Cherokee people was extremely high .

c.Midwest Indians were active in trading.

d.The Indian tribes saw the settlers as barbaric and ignorant.

• a

• b

• c

• d

U.S. expansion at this time _________________.

• did not involve Mexico

• was no worse than other European expansion

• did not expand beyond the west coast

• included Brazil