USHC Unit 2 Review #4 - Wilson HS

Which action is most closely associated with the term Manifest Destiny?

• Declaring independence from Great Britain

• Deciding to end the War of 1812

• Acquiring territory from Mexico in 1848

• Annexing Hawaii and the Philippines

Which point of view is being conveyed by the artist?

• Praise for Manifest Destiny

• Opposition to the end of slavery

• Opposition to the purchase of Alaska

• Encouragement of industrial development

Reorder the following land acquisitions of the 19th century...

• Gadsden Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas

Why did Thomas Jefferson feel guilty about buying the Louisiana Purchase?

• He felt it was too expensive

• He did not know anything about the land

• He objected to giving France money

• He believed it was unconstitutional for a president to buy land

Why was the United States reluctant to annex Texas?

• Fear of being attacked by Mexico

• Shortage of good farm land in Texas

• Controversy over expanding slavery

• Resistance from people living in Texas

What reason was used to justify the United States’ annexation of Texas and involvement in the Mexican War?

• Collective belief in Manifest Destiny

• A desire to remove the British from North America

• A need for more ports for shipping goods

• A desire to establish a nation for the Native Americans

What was the direction of the population movement that took place in the United States between 1790 and 1840?

• The Old Northwest back to New England

• The North to the South

• The Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi River

• The Atlantic coast to areas between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River and westward.

Which document was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America?

• Jay's Treaty

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Embargo Act

• Monroe Doctrine

Between 1824 and 1840, voter participation in elections...

• Increased dramatically

• Changed little

• Increased most in the participation of women

• Declined

Andrew Jackson and his "Jacksonian Democracy" advocated for a strong central government.

• True

• False