Manifest Destiny Quiz and Photo Analysis

What was the main purpose of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

• To acquire New Orleans and a strip of land from the French

• To end the Mexican-American War

• To set the boundary between the U.S. and British North America

• To annex Texas as the 28th state

Which treaty ended the American Revolution?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

• Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819

• Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842

What was the result of the Mexican Cession in 1848?

• The U.S. bought land from France

• The U.S. paid Mexico $10 million

• Mexico ceded the Southwest to the U.S.

• The boundary was set at the 49th parallel

What did the Convention of 1818 establish?

• The boundary between the U.S. and Mexico

• The boundary between the U.S. and British North America at the 49th Parallel

• The purchase of the Louisiana Territory

• The annexation of Texas

What was the significance of the Gadsden Purchase in 1853?

• It ended the American Revolution

• It allowed for the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad

• It set the boundary of Maine and Lake Superior

• It resulted in the U.S. buying the entire Louisiana Territory

What doubled the size of the US?

• Mexico
• Canada Purchase
• Louisiana Purchase
• California Purchase

What was the main objective of Manifest Destiny?

• To eliminate Native American tribes from all the lands controlled by the federal government.

• To remove all European colonies from the Western Hemisphere

• To create profitable partnerships with all native cultures in North America

• To expand the United States until it stretched from coast to coast

What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

• Texas

• Florida

• California

• Oregon

Who was the newspaper editor the coined the term Manifest Destiny?

• John O'Sullivan

• John Gast

• Harry Potter

• Thomas Jefferson

The female figure "Colombia" what did she represent.

• carrying a book

• spirit of democracy

• the spirit of the NEW USA

• carrying a wire