Manifest Destiny Vocabulary

The belief in Manifest Destiny contributed to the United States' decision to go to war with which country in 1846?

• Canada

• Mexico

• Spain

• Britain

Take control of/add on

• Annex

• Prairie Schooner

• Tejano

• Emigrant

What is the best definition for Manifest Destiny?

• the dream of moving South

• the dream of moving West and America expanding

• the dream of winning the war

• the dream of finding gold

Define Manifest Destiny

• someone is first to settle a region or enter into a project

• idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• a canvas covered wagon used by pioneers in the mid 1800's

• when people from all over the world went to California in search of riches

The belief by Americans that they were destined to spread out across the continent

Manifest Destiny

• True

• False

Which term describes the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest Destiny

• Isolationism

• Imperialism

• Neutrality

What was the primary motivation behind the concept of Manifest Destiny?

• Economic gain

• Religious freedom

• Territorial expansion

• Cultural exchange

Which president is most closely associated with the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

The term 'Manifest Destiny' was first coined by which journalist?

• John O'Sullivan

• Horace Greeley

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

Which of the following was a direct result of Manifest Destiny?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Trail of Tears

• The Mexican-American War

• The War of 1812