Manifest Destiny

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

Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

• Spain
• France
• Great Britain
• Mexico

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

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

What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Civilization Act 
• Manifest Destiny Act
• Indian Territory Act

Oregon Trail 

• a route used during the US migration westward
• a person who went to California for the gold rush
• a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
• a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives

What caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and  1852

• Gold was  found 
• Fresh water was found
• War with Native-Americans 
• farmers moved there to grow their crops 

What year did the most miners rush to California?

• 1848
• 1849
• 1852
• 1853

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.

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 

• treaty with the British
• war with England
• purchased from the British
• war with Mexico

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

• The Gold Rush
• The Gold Movement
• Goldilocks
• Gold Gathering