TCI Lesson 15: Manifest Destiny & the Growing Nation

What is the name given to the belief that the US had the right & duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Manifest Destiny

• Louisiana Purchase

The US acquired land in all of these ways except:

• through war

• through treaties

• through settlement

• through inheritance

Before the early 1800's, which two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?

• France and Spain

• Russia and Mexico

• Britain and Mexico

• United States and Great Britain

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

• It led to war

• It doubled the nation's size

• It limited trade opportunities

• It led to the discovery of a water route across the country

What was one reason the United States wanted to acquire Florida?

• to increase the population

• to end raids on Georgia farms

• to control the Mississippi River

• to provide a short route to Europe

Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?

• Texas allowed slavery

• Spain had a claim to Texas

• Texas was too large to be a state

• Spain demanded too high a price for Texas

Which event occurred before Stephen F. Austin started a colony in Texas?

• Texas won its independence

• Mexico declared independence from Spain

• General Santa Anna was captured

• The battle at the Alamo was fought

Which of these was an incentive for settlers to travel to Oregon Country?

• Gold deposits

• Religious freedom

• Canadian citizenship

• Fertile farmland

What was Mexico's policy toward slavery in 1830?

• It was illegal

• Farmers depended on it

• Mexico traded slaves for crops

• It was a debated issue between Mexican states

Which of these contributed to the start of the Mexican-American War?

• The Battle of Buena Vista

• The election of James K. Polk

• The U.S. invasion of California

• The annexation of Texas by the U.S. Congress