Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion Mexico Cession

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 

• Monroe Doctrine 

• Great Awakening 

• Louisiana Purchase

The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.

• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.

• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?

• Texas Annexation

• Gadsden Purchase 

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Territory

This territory was ceded by Mexico for $15 million through the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Annexation of Texas

• Mexican Cession

​ (a)   is the belief that the United States was meant to control the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

• Manifest Destiny

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Jackson Action

Occupying all of North America was the goal of ​ (a)  

• Manifest Destiny.

• Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• Louisiana Purchase.

• Andrew Jackson.

In the mid-1800's, a powerful idea captured the imagination of Americans. What was the idea that the United States had a God-given right to expand west to the Pacific Ocean? (a)  

• Manifest Destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• the Great Migration

• the Enlightenment

Select the Mexican Cession

Mexican Cession 1848