Missouri Compromise + Manifest Destiny

President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...

• He was the only person running for President

• 
  He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

• 
  He was a "Common Man" and people felt connected to him

• He actually didn't win, Henry Clay was the 11th President

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

• 
  United States in 1783

• Mexican Cession

• 
  Texas

• The Louisiana Purchase

When the U.S. acquired land area "A" it had reached it's goal of....

• Taking over all of Spain's Territory

• Taking over all of Mexico's Territory

• Pushing Great Britain out of North America

• Reaching the Pacific Ocean

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

Manifest Destiny offered many people...

• 
  Economic Opportunity

• Nothing

• More Factory Jobs

• New Technological Innovations

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 

• treaty with the British

• 
  war with England

• purchased from the British

• war with Mexico

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.

• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.

• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They brought about a war with Spain.

• They increased the territory of the United States.

• Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.

• Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America

• A religious term used to explain how to be saved

• The belief that their destiny was to manifest

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?

• The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states.

• The Compromise was liked by Northerners, but not Southerners.

• The Compromise upset the balance of power between free states and slave states in the Senate.

• The Compromise solved all future issues regarding new states.