Manifest

A belief in manifest destiny was the

• rise of big farming business

• growth of the labor movement

• expansion and settlement to the West

• slavery abolitionist movement

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

The main motivation and reason for the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 was the desire to

• own all the Great Lakes

• control the port of New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi River

• secure the Erie Canal in the Great Lakes for steamboats

• annex California

This angel in the image represents

• protection during a new change.

• Destiny leading the way to its purpose.

• power over the people.

• confidence.

Which geographic feature was the boundary line between the United States in 1783 and the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Mississippi River

What job did most people have who moved west?

• shop keepers

• blacksmiths

• lawyers

• farmers

What was the main idea of Manifest Destiny?

• that the Native Americans owed the Americans something

• that it was the God-given right for Americans to take the land

• that people should go west and strike it rich

• that the railroad should connect the entire country

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• United States

Who helped Meriwether Lewis lead the exploration of the Louisiana Territory?

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

• William Clark

• Zebulon Pike

The Louisiana Territory was purchased under the presidential administration of Thomas Jefferson.

• True

• False