*831 Manifest Destiny

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 
• Louisiana Purchase

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced off their land.

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

• Mississippi River
• Pacific Ocean
• Rocky Mountains

Just before the end of the war what was discovered in California?

• Dynamite

• Wagons

• Gold

The United States government decided to move the Native Americans from their land to the

• North
• South
• East
• West

Settlers wanted the Native Americans to relocate so that the settlers could take the land for themselves.

• True
• False

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

• The Gold Rush
• The Gold Movement
• Gold Gathering

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

Which of the following is NOT a reason people moved west in the 1800s?

• Technological advances brought people and supplies to the Weset

• Ex-slaves were forced to move to the West

• The Homestead Act offered 160 acres to farmers

• The discovery of gold offered the opportunity of wealth