Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

• Great Awakening

• Louisiana Purchase

Which of these describes President Polk?

• He wanted the United States to increase its territory.

• He did all he could to avoid war with Mexico.

• He worked to build friendships with border nations.

• He bought land that proved to be of little use to the country.

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.

• General Santa Anna was captured.

• Mexico declared independence.

• The battle at the Alamo was fought.

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

Most settlers followed the ____ that stretched more than 2000 miles from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest.

• Oregon Trail

• Old Spanish Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Pennsylvania Turnpike

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

• to control the Mississippi River

• to increase the population

• to provide a short route to Europe

• to end raids on Georgia farms

What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?

• the end of a long border dispute with Mexico

• a land grant to increase the size of Arizona

• an end to illegal immigration to the United States

• a good railroad route to California

How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• It gained valuable farmland.

• It decreased its territory by half.

• It increased trade opportunities.

• It provided more jobs for citizens.

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

• fertile farmland

• gold deposits

• religious freedom

• Canadian citizenship