Manifest Destiny and Age of Jackson

“No man has a right to fix the boundary of the march of a nation; no man has the right to say to his country: this far you should go and no further.”

The author of this statement would most likely have supported the United States policy of

• containment

• manifest destiny

• sectionalism

True or False:

The primary goal of manifest destiny was the expansion of the United States westward to the Pacific Ocean?

• True

• False

In which war was Manifest Destiny used to justify United States government actions?

• Revolutionary War

• Mexican War

• Civil War

The major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to

• guarantee democratic governments in Latin America

• secure new colonies in the Caribbean

• limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere

Which geographic feature was the boundary line between the United States and French Louisiana in 1803?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Mississippi River

The slogan “Fifty-four forty or fight!,” the annexation of Texas, and the Mexican War all relate to the

• theory of nullification

• practice of secession

• belief in Manifest Destiny

True or False

A geographic and economic motivation for the Louisiana Purchase (1803) was the desire to control the port of New Orleans.

• True

• False

During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the spoils system resulted in

• federal laws being nullified by the states

• elected officials rewarding their supporters with government jobs

• all free males being given the right to vote

True or False:

The United States government forced the Cherokees to walk to the Oklahoma Territory across what became known as the Trail of Tears?

• True

• False

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

• the rich and well-born.

• Native Americans.

• the common people.