Jackson & Manifest Destiny Test Review

President James Polk used a boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico to -

• justify a war to extend the border of the United States

• justify annexing Texas from Mexico

• acquire the Oregon Territory

• acquire the Gadsden Purchase

What was Andrew Jackson's policy towards American Indians during his presidency?

• American Indians were removed from their lands and forced to relocate to Florida

• American Indians were removed from their lands and forced to relocate east of the Mississippi River

• American Indians were removed from their lands and forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River

• American Indians were protected from being removed from their lands

What was a consequence of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• Americans were supportive of slavery expanding into the new territories

• Westward Expansion ended

• The U.S. gained Texas

• Americans were divided over the expansion of slavery into new territory

What was an effect of the acquisition of Louisiana by the U.S.?

• Manifest Destiny was finally achieved

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It led to resentment from Mexico

• It caused France and Spain to fight over the sale of the land

The annexation of Texas, Mexican Cession, and Gadsden Purchase were all -

• steps made by the U.S. to expand U.S. territory to the Pacific Ocean

• steps to remove all threats of invasion from the north

• steps made to develop overseas colonies

• steps to bring an end to slavery in new territories

What did Texas and California have in common?

• They were both formally part of Mexico

• They were both slave states

• They both bordered the Pacific Ocean

• They were both dependent on manufacturing

Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government (not state governments) has the authority to deal with American Indian affairs?

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• Worcester v. Georgia

• McCulloch v. Maryland

Why did people approve of Manifest Destiny?

• Manifest Destiny meant that slavery would expand across the continent

• Manifest Destiny meant that President Polk would be reelected

• Manifest Destiny was supported ONLY fo political reasons

• Manifest Destiny was supported for political, social, and economic reasons

The elimination of property qualifications, use of the "spoils system", and introduction of new campaign methods -

• prevented government officials from being corrupt

• gave citizens a more direct role in the democratic process

• guaranteed women would have the right to vote

• encouraged officials to give voting rights to immigrants

What was the Gadsden Purchase?

• land the U.S. purchased from France for $15 million

• land that doubled the size of the U.S.

• land Mexico ceded to the U.S. as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• land that U.S. bought from Mexico for $10 million for southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico (fixed the existing boundary with Mexico) to establish a railroad