Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny is the belief that -

• America was destined to become the most powerful country in the world
• The U.S. should own all the land claimed by Mexico and Canada
• The U.S. government should govern all the territory in the Western Hemisphere
• The U.S. should expand westward to the Pacific Ocean

Evaluate which statement would be said by someone who advocated (supported) for Manifest Destiny -

• “This factory would produce more money if we had higher tariffs”
• “Our family would be better off, if we were able to get cheap land. I hope the US keeps expanding.”
• “The west is a place people travel to with hopes of getting rich, but most people only find despair”
• “The best thing to do for your family is stay in a factory, work, and bring home a steady income.”

Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for $15 million because -

• France no longer wanted to fight the Native Americans that lived there
• Southern states yearned for more territory to expand slavery into
• Jefferson wanted to double the amount of land to support America’s agricultural economy
• George Washington believed that America’s destiny was to grow in size

The Adams-Onis Treaty is significant because the U.S. -

• Received $30 million from France
• Doubled its territory
• No longer allowed European countries to colonies land in North America
• acquired Florida from Spain

During the 1840s the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Manifest Destiny
• The American System
• States' Rights

Oregon Country was valuable because -

• It connected Mexico and Canada
• Whoever controlled the land would become the most powerful country in the world
• Coal and oil were natural resources found there that could fuel the Industrial Revolution
• The land there was fertile and it was connected to the Pacific Ocean

The US and Britain agreed to...

• Pay Britain $15 million
• Give Florida to Britain in exchange for the rights to Oregon
• Fishing rights for Britain off the coast of New England
• Use 49 N Line as the Oregon boundary

The primary reason setters migrated to Oregon Country was -

• economic
• political
• social
• artistic

The numbered river on this map played a major role in -

• the defeat of British troops at the Battle of Saratoga
• the exploration of new territory acquired from France
• the defeat of British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenry
• the settlement of territory previously claimed by the Dutch

The Texans grew discontent with Mexico over ________________ reasons.

• economic
• political
• religious
• artistic