Manifest Destiny Exam Review

Which of the following was NOT an effect of immigration in the mid-1800s on the United States?

• The South became known as a region for manufacturing
• Cities became overcrowded, leading to unhealthy conditions
• Immigrants and free Black Americans competed for jobs
• The Know-Nothing Party was formed

White European settlers and Indian tribes often signed treaties to determine land ownership rights. As time passed, however, what most often happened to these treaties?

• Indians violated them.
• Whites ignored them.
• Both sides took them seriously.
• Courts overturned them.

Which of the following events led to the the War with Mexico?

• All of the below
• The Annexation of Texas to the U.S.
• The U.S. desire for Mexican territory
• A border dispute between the U.S. and Mexico

Look at these outcomes: Native American displacement, Debates of statehood, Debates over slavery, Mexican cedes over half their land to the US, Webster-Ashburton Treaty, Transcontinental Railroad built across the Southern United States, War with Mexico.

• Impact of the Emancipation Proclamation
• Impact of the War with Mexico
• Impact of Manifest Destiny
• Impact of Exploration

The primary goal of Manifest Destiny was the

• Abolition of slavery.
• Removal of European influence from South America
• Expansion of the United States westward to the Pacific Ocean
• Creation of a Mormon state.

Which of these settled border disputes between the United States and Britain?

• Gadsen Purchase of 1853
• Louisiana Purchase of 1803
• Treaty of York in 1839
• Oregon Treaty of 1846

Southern slave populations grew larger during the early 1800s. What was the main reason for this population growth?

• Slave families grew larger because the economy was healthy.
• The Constitution declared that the international slave trade would be abolished after 1808.
• The booming cotton industry required more slaves to work the fields.
• Slaves were needed to replace workers who were moving to the North.

The annexation of Texas was opposed by many Americans because

• Texas allowed slavery.
• Mexico still claimed Texas.
• The purchase price was too high.
• Texas was too large to become a state.

Which of the following events was a result of the California Gold Rush?

• Many new people became permanent residents of California.
• The American settlers became happy with Mexican rule and made California become part of Mexico.
• Thousands of miners fled California to find silver in New York City.
• Most people who came to the mines became rich.