Manifest Destiny

The primary goal of manifest destiny was to

• secession of southern states from the nation

• removal of European influence from South America

• end slavery in the new territories

• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were

• relocated to Mexico

• granted US Citizenship

• forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River

• gradually allowed to return to their homes

The California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act (giving people land), and the completion of the Transcontinental RR all

• encouraged westward settlement.

• promised everyone, even Natives a home in the west.

• recognized Native American Indian land rights.

• promoted the conservation of natural resources.

What is a reservation?

• area of land set aside for Native Americans

• forceful removal of Native Americans from their land

• contact that sold land to US settlers

All of the following were effects of the government's policies on Native Americans EXCEPT:

• Native Americans were moved to reservations.

• Native Americans died from new diseases.

• Native Americans were paid well for their land.

• Native Americans were stripped of their culture due to assimilation.

What was the "battle cry" to threaten the British to get out of Oregon?

• Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes
• Live free or die
• 54° 40' or Fight
• No taxation without representation

In 1821 Mexico gained its independence from?

• The United States
• Great Britain
• Spain
• Portugal

What peace treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

• The Treaty of Paris
• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• The Treaty of Ghent
• The Treaty of Versailles

What was discovered in California in 1848?

• Oil
• Gold
• Silver
• The Grand Canyon

In the early 1800s, why did many people in the United States migrate westward?

• There was an abundance of available farmland.

• There was tremendous growth in the timber industry.

• Transportation was easier due to the Transcontinental Railroad.

• They wanted to escape slavery, which was illegal in the western territories.