Manifest Destiny & Mexican-American War Study Guide

1. In Antebellum America, they saw the beginning of what?

• Emancipation of slaves (Freeing)

• Slavery

• Industrial Revolution in the U.S.

• American Revolution

2. During Antebellum America, there was an increase in what?

• American colonization

• American nationalism

• American imperialism

• American militarism

3. During Antebellum America, there was further expansion where?

• Southward

• Northward

• Eastern

• Westward

4. Who coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny"?

• John O' Sullivan

• Winfield Scott

• John Gast

• Martin Van Buren

5. What created a myth of the West as a land of romance and adventure?

• Romance Destiny

• Unmistakable Destiny

• Manifest Destiny

• Adventurous Destiny

6. What was the idea that God wanted the settlers to have all the land in Western America?

• American Destiny

• Western Destiny

• Expansion Destiny

• Manifest Destiny

7. What was the only "war" where a state declared war?

• Lumberjack War

• Aroostook War

• Canadian-American War

• Brunswick War

8. What state declared war in the Aroostook War?

• Hew Hampshire

• Maine

• Maryland

• New York

9. Between 1840-1860, how many people moved westward?

• 250,000

• 350,000

• 400,000

• 500,000

10. Which of these were the three main trails leading westward? Select them.

• Lewis & Clark Trail

• California Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Chisholm Trail

• Santa Fe Trail