American Principles/Westward Expansion

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

• Great Awakening

• Declaration of Independence

• Assimilation

What invention helped prevent cattle from wandering into private lands?

• bean picker

• barbed wire

• steel plow

• windmills

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

• to bring an end to cattle drives
• to encourage settlement on the Great Plains
• to build the Transcontinental Railroad
• to provide a market for steel plows

Which amendment gives us the freedom of religion, speech, and press?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

Which amendment protects us from search and seizure?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

Which amendment gives us the right to bear arms?

• 3rd Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

Which amendment gives us the right to not testify against ourselves?

• 8th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called the...

• Articles of Confederation
• Donald Trump
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence

The ability for newspapers and TV news to broadcast information the way they see fit is what part of the 1st amendment?

• Freedom of speech

• freedom of religon

• freedom to petition

• freedom of the press

What is assimilation?

• the absorption of the dominant culture and not practicing a previous culture

• absorbing nutrients