Manifest Destiny Quiz

What did the Northwest Ordinance do?

• Set up procedures for territories to become states equal to existing ones

• Set aside land for education

• Prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory

• Implemented a tax on all goods in the Northwest Territory

What was required for a territory to elect its own leaders according to the Northwest Ordinance?

• A population of 5,000 free males

• A population of 60,000 free individuals

• A population of 5,000 free males who own 50 acres of land

• A population of 60,000 free males

What was required for a territory to become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance?

• A population of 5,000 free males

• A population of 60,000 free individuals

• A population of 5,000 free males who own 50 acres of land

• A population of 60,000 free males

What is Manifest Destiny?

• A widely held belief in the 19th-century United States that its territory was destined to stretch from coast to coast

• A political movement in Europe during the 19th century
• A famous painting by an American artist
• A type of dance popular in the 1800s

What events did the belief Manifest Destiny encourage?

• Western settlement

• Native American removal

• War with Mexico

• War with Canada

What was James K. Polk's campaign slogan?

• "Go west, young man, and grow up with the country."

• “54-40 or Fight!”

• "Remember the Alamo!"

• "I have not yet begun to fight."

What was a famous quote written by Horace Greeley regarding Manifest Destiny?

• "Go west, young man, and grow up with the country."

• “54-40 or Fight!”

• "Remember the Alamo!"

• "I have not yet begun to fight."

What were economic reason(s) to support Manifest Destiny?

• The expansion of markets, trade, and business opportunities

• More land to settle and farm; expand agriculture

• To avoid religious persecution

• To expand democracy and the United States' territory

• To spread American Culture

What were political reason(s) to support Manifest Destiny?

• The expansion of markets, trade, and business opportunities

• More land to settle and farm; expand agriculture

• To avoid religious persecution

• To expand democracy and the United States' territory

• To spread American Culture

What were social/religious reason(s) to support Manifest Destiny?

• The expansion of markets, trade, and business opportunities

• More land to settle and farm; expand agriculture

• To avoid religious persecution

• To expand democracy and the United States' territory

• To spread American Culture