Manifest Destiny

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

• Mississippi River
• Pacific Ocean
• Rocky Mountains
• Great Lakes

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
• The belief that their destiny was to manifest
• A religious term used to explain how to be saved

Which image best represents the concept of Manifest Destiny?

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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

"American Progress" was a piece of art created by John Gast with the main idea of...

• the original 13 colonies

• President Polk

• Manifest Destiny

• Native American reservations

• Phrase created in 1840’s by American journalist

• Frontier Mentality
• Manifest Destiny
• Westward Expansion
• American Dream