Manifest Destiny

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• Heading West

• Dangers on the Trail

• Independence is Common Sense

• Plantation Life

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —

• more than doubled the size of the United States

• established a method for admitting new states to the Union

• encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution

• proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories

After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the—

• Missouri Compromise

• Wilmot Proviso

• Northwest Ordinance

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

• By funding a transportation network in uninhabited regions

• By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves

• By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies

• By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors

The differences between these two maps resulted from the —

• Missouri Compromise

• Treaty of Ghent

• Louisiana Purchase

• Adams-Onis Treaty

Why was the Mexican Cession a significant event?

• It united different cultural groups living in western areas.

• It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery.

• It created a temporary southern border.

• It led to the development of canal systems to move goods.

Which numbered area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?

• Area 1 (A)

• Area 2 (B)

• Area 3 (C)

• Area 4 (D)

What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?

• He was against removing American Indians from their native lands.

• He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.

• He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.

• He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.

Which of these 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

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

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

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

• the territory's settlers voted for annexation by the United States

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