Manifest Destiny and Territorial Expansion

Fill in the blank: The Gadsden Purchase was made in _____.

• 1848

• 1853

• 1803

• 1821

The mural's depiction of westward movement is associated with which 19th-century belief?

• Isolationism

• Manifest Destiny

• Imperialism

• Socialism

The painting shows settlers moving westward. What is the term for this movement?

• Industrial Revolution

• Westward Expansion

• Civil War

• Gold Rush

What two objects is she holding?

Fill in the blank: During the Manifest Destiny era, land speculators bought huge tracts of land and sold it for a _______.

• Loss

• Break-even

• Profit

• Donation

The in 1776 the US wanted to ______ from Great Britain.

• ally

• declare war

• declare independence

• trade

In what year did the US acquire the Western Lands?

• 1776

• 1783

• 1803

• 1812

The Treaty of Paris ended which war?

• Civil War

• World War I

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

Fill in the blank: The Western Lands were acquired in 1783 as part of the results of the ________.

• A) Treaty of Versailles

• B) Treaty of Paris

• C) Treaty of Ghent

• D) Treaty of Tordesillas

Fill in the blank: Napoleon needed money, so he sold the ____ territory.

• Florida

• Louisiana

• Texas

• California