Manifest Destiny

The primary goal of manifest destiny was to

• help southern states leave the Union

• remove European influence from South America

• end slavery in the new territories

• expand westward to the Pacific Ocean

The Oregon Treaty (signed with Britain)

• section A

• section B

• section C

• section D

Louisiana Territory, 1803 (purchased from France)

• section B

• section C

• section D

• section E

Which land acquisition included the Mississippi River?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Lousiana Purchase

• Oregon Treaty

• Mexican Cession

Which statement about the Louisiana Purchase is false?

• The Louisiana Purchase granted control of the Mississippi River to the United States

• Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Spain

• The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States

• Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase

What is the geographic impact of the Louisiana Purchase?

• iron & silver ore were discovered there

• The Mississippi River was used to transport goods and people

• the purchase doubled the size of the country

• the land contained many resources that would benefit the economy

What was the economic impact of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It contributed to the growth of sectionalism because new settlements led to disputes over who would control the land

• it expanded the wealth of the upper class because land in this area was too expensive for most of the population to purchase

• It benefitted the economy by making the transport of goods and people quicker and easier

• It crippled the economy because the cost of internal improvements in the area were higher than anticipated

What is manifest destiny

• Americans belief that it is their destiny to manifest land

• Americans belief that God wants Native Americans eliminated from North America

• Americans belief that it is their God given right to break free from Britain

• Americans belief that it is their right to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Which is NOT an economic impact of the Louisiana Purchase

• access to the Port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River

• vast amount of resources such as forests and land for farming

• 828,000 square miles were added to the country

• minerals such as silver/gold/iron ore discovered

acquired by the US under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the Mexican-American War

• section A

• section B

• section C

• section D