Manifest Destiny Review

Front

Which trail was the primary route for settlers traveling to the Pacific Northwest during the 19th century? Options: Oregon Trail, Lewis and Clark Trail, Santa Fe Trail, California Trail

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Oregon Trail

Front

The purchase of which territory from France opened the door for westward expansion? Options: Louisiana, California, New York, Texas

Back

Louisiana

Front

What term refers to the loyalty and concern for the interests of a particular region rather than the whole country?

Back

sectionalism

Front

What term refers to the loyalty and concern for the interests of the whole country rather than just a particular part of the country?

Back

nationalism

Front

What was the belief or doctrine that the expansion of the United States throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable (meant to be)?

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

What was the name of the famous trail that stretched over 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon during the 19th century?

Back

Oregon Trail

Front

Which president authorized the Louisiana Purchase?

Back

Thomas Jefferson

Front

Which Native American tribe was forcibly relocated from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to present-day Oklahoma? Options: Sioux, Cherokee, Apache, Navajo

Back

Cherokee

Front

Which of the following was NOT a reason why people moved westward?

• to seek new job opportunities
• to seek religious freedom
• to spread democracy
• to find new spices

Back

to find new spices

Front

This was one of the first compromises over slavery spreading westward. It tried to keep a balance between the number of slave states and free states.

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Missouri Compromise