Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of the United States

Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of the United States

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of the United States

Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of the United States

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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which two states were specifically mentioned as being acquired by the U.S.?

(a)  

Texas and California

Oregon and New Mexico

California and Nevada

Texas and Alaska

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What phrase did journalist John O'Sullivan coin to describe America's expansion?

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto?

Davy Crockett

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

Stephen Austin

General Zachary Taylor

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the main goal of President James K. Polk?

(a)  

To purchase Alaska

To annex Texas

To acquire California from Mexico

To settle the Oregon boundary dispute

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote 'On Civil Disobedience' in protest of the Mexican-American War?

Ralph Waldo Emerson

John C. Calhoun

Henry David Thoreau

Abraham Lincoln

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was criticized for expanding executive power during the Mexican-American War?

Abraham Lincoln

James K. Polk

Andrew Jackson

Henry Clay

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo achieve?

Ended the Civil War

Confirmed Texas's annexation and ceded California to the U.S.

Established the 49th parallel as the U.S.-Canada border

Abolished slavery in the acquired territories

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