Manifest Destiny and the Civil War Quiz

Who coined the term 'Manifest Destiny' to describe the belief in the expansion of the United States westward to the Pacific Ocean?

• John O’Sullivan

• Martin Van Buren

• John Tyler

• James K. Polk

Which president served for only 31 days in office, dying after giving his Inaugural Address on a cold, rainy day without wearing a warm coat?

• Martin Van Buren

• William Henry Harrison

• James K. Polk

• John Tyler

What was the financial crisis that lasted from 1837 until the mid-1840s, caused in part by Andrew Jackson killing the Bank of the United States and issuing the Specie Circular?

• Whig Party

• Oregon Trail

• Mexican-American War

• Panic of 1837

Who was the temporary leader of the Bear Flag Republic and later became the governor of California?

• John C. Fremont

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• John Tyler

Which act proposed the division of the Nebraska Territory into two regions, Nebraska and Kansas, and each would vote by popular sovereignty on the issue of slavery?

• Wilmot Proviso

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Compromise of 1850

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To free all slaves in the United States

• To expand the institution of slavery

• To legalize slavery in the border states

• To free slaves in areas in open rebellion against the United States government

Who was the Union general known for his 'total war' strategy during the Civil War?

• Winfield Scott

• George McClellan

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the purpose of the Morrill Land Grant Act?

• To establish national parks

• To grant land to former slaves

• To confiscate land from Confederate supporters

• To provide federal lands to states for building schools teaching agriculture, engineering, and technical trades

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

• It was the final major Confederate push into the North

• It resulted in the capture of President Abraham Lincoln

• It led to the recognition of the Confederacy by Britain and France

• It was the first major Confederate victory in the Civil War