Manifest Destiny and Life in the West Quizz

In history, what does "annex" mean?

• To declare war on another nation. To declare war in requires congress to approve it

• To add a territory to a country, Such an addition is called an annexation

• To divide a country into smaller parts. To divide a country is an divisional assembly

• To establish a new government. To add a new government takes 300 senators to approve.

In history, what does "diplomacy" mean?

• Sending military forces to resolve conflicts
• Using economic sanctions to influence foreign policy
• The art of conducting negotiations with other countries .

• Engaging in espionage to gather intelligence

In history, what does "divine" mean?

• Related to or coming from the devil
• Heavenly or Godlike

• A type of dessert
• A form of government

In history, what does "Manifest Destiny" mean?

• The belief that it was the United States' right and duty to spread across the North American Continent .

• Manifest Destiny was the belief that American settlers were destined to stay in one place forever.
• Manifest Destiny was the belief that American settlers were destined to retreat from North America.
• Manifest Destiny was the belief that American settlers were destined to explore South America.

In history, what was a Forty Niner?

• Participants in the 1949 California Gold Rush
• The people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849

• Participants in the 1859 California Gold Rush
• Participants in the 1749 California Gold Rush

In history, what was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• A failed attempt to reach the North Pole
• A diplomatic mission to China in 1888 -1898 that brought spices and ivory,

• A journey made from 1804 t0 1806 by Meriwather Lewis and William Clark to explore the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase

• A scientific expedition to study marine life