Manifest Destiny Exam Review

Which of the following happened after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed?

• The president of Mexico refused to withdraw troops from Texas.

• Parts of Southern Texas were returned to Mexico.

• The United States acquired (got) several territories from Mexico.

• Mexico was forced to sell Florida to the United States.

Which would be the best title for the following list?

• The potential for new markets

• An abundance of inexpensive farmland

• The discovery of gold

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  Economic Motives for Passing the Northwest Ordinance
  

• Reasons for Issuing the Monroe Doctrine
  

• Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies
  

• Reasons for the Gadsden Purchase
  

Which of the following do Texas and California have in common?

• Settled by Mormons
  

• Dependent on slavery
  

• Former Mexican territory
  

• Large coal deposits
  

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when -

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  a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
  

• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million
  

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  the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
  

• Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million
  

What reasons did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?

• To ensure slavery would continue in Texas

• To preserve religious freedom within Texas

• To prevent human rights abuses in Mexico

• To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory

One reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844 was because he -

• was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

• was against removing Americans Indians from their native lands

• opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River

Which of the following best illustrates the growing economic difference between the regions of the United States during the mid-1800s?  Select two.

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• Fishing in the South

• Manufacturing in the North

• Forestry in the North

• Agriculture in the South

_____ was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny.

• Abolishing slavery throughout the United States

• Occupying all of North America

• Withdrawing from foreign affairs

• Returning to an agrarian economy

_____ was one cause of the U.S.-Mexican (Mexican-American) War.

• The United States banning slavery in territories acquired from Mexico

• The U.S. congress debating statehood for New Mexico

• U.S. and Mexican Soldiers fighting over disputed territory north of the Rio Grande

• The United states acquiring the Mexican Cession

How did the introduction of barbed-wire fences benefit farmers?

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• By making irrigation of the land more effective

• By helping to break up the soil before plowing

• By making the harvesting of cotton more efficient

• By protecting crops from damage caused by animals