Manifest Destiny Quiz

Which area of land was acquired in 1848 after a conflict with Mexico?

• A

• B

• C

• E

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7.10.f

7.10.d

All of the following were causes of the U.S.-Mexico War EXCEPT:

• The Annexation of Texas

• The U.S. claims to Oregon

• Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico

What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• A

• B

• C

• E

Who led the Texan army and would later become president of Texas?

• Jim Bowie

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

• William B. Travis

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

Match the following

• Purchase of Florida

• Purchased to build railroad in the south

• Mexican Cession

• It was annexed; James Polk

• Gadsden Purchase

• Doubled the size of the US

• Annexation of Texas

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Louisiana Purchase

• Adams-Onis Treaty

Match the territory with the correct image.

• Annexation of Texas

• 
• Mexican Cession

• 
• Gadsden Purchase

• 
• Oregon Territory

• 
• Louisiana Purchase

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What does it mean to ANNEX territory?

• To lose it in war

• To add it to a country

• To split it with another country

Which president finally decided to annex Texas?

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor