8th Grade Unit 7 Study Guide

Which quotes reflect the beliefs of the Manifest Destiny? (Choose 2)

• "The United States has the natural right to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean."
• "American Indians should follow their own rules of government."
• "The United States is better off without the uncivilized West."
• "The American settlers' lifestyle is superior to the lifestyle of American Indians."
• "American Indians have natural rights given by God to live on their lands."

Which statement accurately describes the major impact of James K. Polk's presidency on the United States?

• He ended the practice of Manifest Destiny.
• He kept the United States out of all wars.
• He gave American Indians more land in the west.
• He expanded the United States to the west.

This map shows U.S. territorials acquisitions over time. Which area did the United States receive from mexico as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• A
• B
• C
• D

How did the concept of Manifest Destiny impact the development of the United States? (Choose 2)

• It decreased economic opportunities.
• It increased the territory of the United States.
• It decreased immigration.
• It increased religious .
• It increased regional tensions over slavery.

In which area was slavery prohibited by the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• A
• B
• C
• D

How did the Missouri Compromise necessary? (Choose 3)

• Slaveholding states thought that new states should be able to determine whether or not to allow slavery.
• Slaveholding states were worried that anti-slavery might make it through Congress if there was not an equal number of slave and free states
• Abolitionists did not want to add new slaveholding areas to the Union
• Abolitionists demanded support for states' rights to self determination on the slavery issue.
• Free African Americans demanded a place they could live with the same freedoms and protections as other citizens enjoyed.

How did the Missouri Compromise impact western expansion?

• It helped continue expansion by allowing individual states beyond Missouri to determine whether or not to allow slavery.
• It helped continue expansion by setting a boundary that determined where slavery would be allowed in western states and territories.
• It limited expansion by falling to resolve the issue of slavery in areas beyond Missouri.
• It limed expansion by allowing the spread of slavery spread of slavery to most western states.

Why did many Texans want to declare independence from Mexico?

• They felt like they were losing their rights to Mexico's central government.
• They felt like slavery should not be allowed in Texas even through Mexico wanted to allow it.
• They felt like Mexico left them no choice after attacking settlers at the Battle of San Jacinto.
• They felt like Mexico was not their home and wanted to be part of Spain instead.

____________ was the leader of the army that won the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas War for Independence.

• Sam Houston
• Davy Crockett
• James Polk
• Andrew Jackson

__________ died at the Alamo during the the Texas War for Independence.

• Sam Houston
• Davy Crockett
• James Polk
• Andrew Jackson