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Manifest Destiny Quiz

Authored by Mary Veenstra

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Manifest Destiny Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who coined the term "Manifest Destiny" to signify America's divine right to stretch its borders from the shimmering Atlantic all the way to the majestic Pacific Ocean?

Abraham Lincoln

John O'Sullivan

Martin Van Buren

James K. Polk

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What did journalist John O'Sullivan consider America's god-given right in the concept of Manifest Destiny?

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Time-travel back to a pivotal moment in history! Can you guess the year when Santa Ana triumphed over the American defenders at the legendary Alamo?

1836

1845

1850

1848

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Guess who was chilling in the White House when Texas decided to join the party and became part of the United States in March of 1845?

Martin Van Buren

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Jackson

James K. Polk

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

🌟 Hey there, history buff! Ready for a time travel challenge? Let's zoom back to 1850. What was the big deal about California joining the United States? 🌟

California would join as a slave state

California would join as a free state

California would stay a territory

California would be split into two states

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who stood tall in the New York Senate, voicing a resolute 'No' to deals that would compromise on the issue of slavery, believing it to be fundamentally wrong?

Andrew Jackson

Abraham Lincoln

William Seward

John C. Calhoun

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Imagine if the United States decided to expand and take over a part of Mexico. What did Ralph Waldo Emerson predict would be the outcome of such an action?

It would fill the country's treasure chests, making it richer

It would be a boon for Native Americans

It would be disastrously harmful, akin to swallowing poison

It would pave the way to everlasting peace

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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