Manifest Destiny Quiz

Who coined the phrase 'Manifest Destiny' in an 1845 newspaper editorial?

• John L. O’Sullivan

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• James Gadsden

What was the divine mission of the United States according to the belief of Manifest Destiny?

• To spread democratic and Protestant ideals across North America

• To acquire Spanish Florida

• To acquire Alaska

• To settle the land dispute in western North America

Which event doubled the size of the United States in 1803?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Mexican-American War

• The Transcontinental Treaty

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was the policy of President Jackson that devastated the Southeast Indian way of life in the 1830s?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Transcontinental Treaty

• Indian removal policy

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Which treaty resulted in the United States acquiring more than 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory?

• Treaty of Paris

• Adams-Onís Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Transcontinental Treaty

What event brought the era of Manifest Destiny to an abrupt close?

• Disputes over slavery

• The purchase of Alaska

• The War of 1812

• The Indian removal policy

In what year did the United States purchase Alaska?

• 1853

• 1818

• 1845

• 1867

What was the 'New Manifest Destiny' that led to the United States acquiring territory outside of North America?

• The annexation of Hawaii

• The Spanish-American War

• The Treaty of Paris

• The purchase of Alaska

Which country did the United States acquire Spanish territories from in the western Pacific and Latin America in 1898?

• France

• Canada

• Spain

• Mexico

What was the final land acquisition before the American Civil War?

• The purchase of Alaska

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The Gadsden Purchase

• The Transcontinental Treaty