What is Manifest Destiny? Video

What does the term 'Manifest Destiny' mean?

• A military strategy during the Civil War

• The belief that it was America's right to expand westward toward the Pacific Ocean

• The idea that America should limit its territories to the East Coast

• A political movement to annex Canada

Who coined the phrase 'Manifest Destiny'?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John O'Sullivan

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

In what year did the United States annex Texas?

• 1803

• 1845

• 1872

• 1819

What did John O'Sullivan mean by 'allotted by Providence'?

• Given by God or a higher power

• Decided by the people

• Approved by the government

• Determined by fate

What symbolizes America in the painting 'American Progress' by John Gast?

• A bear

• A stagecoach

• A city drenched in light

• A woman dressed in white

What year did the United States gain the territory of Florida from Spain?

• 1803

• 1872

• 1819

• 1845

What was a direct consequence of the belief in Manifest Destiny?

• The establishment of the United Nations

• Many American Indian nations were pushed from their homelands

• The end of slavery

• The reduction of the U.S. territory

Which president's election was helped by the popularity of Manifest Destiny?

• George Washington

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

What territories were added to the United States as a result of Manifest Destiny?

• The Oregon Country, the Mexican Cession, and the Gadsden Purchase

• The Louisiana Territory and Florida

• Canada and Mexico

• Alaska and Hawaii

What does the 'free development of our yearly multiplying millions' refer to?

• Population growth and the desire to settle in new places

• Military recruitment

• Economic growth

• Industrial expansion