Westward Expansion Review

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The idea that America was destined to grow and spread democracy across the continent.

• The first section of the Constitution

• The idea that the North was destined to win the Civil War.

• The name of a river in Missouri

What river separated the eastern United States from the western United States in the early 1800's?

• Missouri River

• Kansas River

• Mississippi River

• Atlantic Ocean

What area of land was purchased by Thomas Jefferson in 1803 and doubled the size of the U.S.?

• Oregon Country

• Louisiana Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Original 13 Colonies

Which president was considered the representative of the "common man?"

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Andrew Jackson

What act did congress pass in 1830 to force the relocation of Native Americans into Indian Territory?

• Indian Removal Act

• Alien Act

• The Relocation Act

• Naturalization Act

What country did we purchase the Louisiana Territory from in 1803?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

What was the idea that American expansion was a God-given right and that it was helping people to discover democracy and freedom?

• Louisiana Purchase

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Declaration of Independence

• Manifest Destiny

Which famous trail led thousands of people west to new homes?

• Oregon Trail

• Texas Trail

• Independence Trail

• Kansas Trail

Which mountain range did travelers have to pass through to get to the western coast of the U.S.?

• Missouri Mountains

• Himalayas

• Rocky Mountains

• Desert Mountains

The United States gain the highlighted section on the map from ________ in 1853 after the Mexican American War.

• Spain

• Mexico

• France

• Great Britain