US History: Manifest Destiny, Westward Expansion, and Second Great Awakening

The primary goal of manifest destiny was to

• secession of southern states from the nation

• removal of European influence from South America

• end slavery in the new territories

• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

What was the belief connected to westward expansion (Manifest Destiny)?

• God told Anglos it was their purpose because they were better than every other country.

• California offered peace and tranquility.

• The Manifest Destiny would give people the power to move anywhere they wanted to settle.

• Freedom would be provided to anyone and everyone who joined the movement.

As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were

• relocated to Mexico

• granted US Citizenship

• forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River

• gradually allowed to return to their homes

The California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act (giving people land), and the completion of the Transcontinental all

• encouraged westward settlement.

• promised everyone, even Natives a home in the west.

• recognized Native American Indian land rights.

• promoted the conservation of natural resources.

The main motivation and reason for the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 was the desire to

• own all the Great Lakes

• control the port of New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi River

• secure the Erie Canal in the Great Lakes for steamboats

• annex California

Who Would benefit from the Manifest Destiny?

• Anglos and Britain

• French and Mexico

• Anglos, Natives and Farmers

• Natives and Mexicans

This angel in the image represents

• protection during a new change.

• Destiny leading the way to its purpose.

• power over the people.

• confidence.

Which geographic feature was the boundary line between the United States in 1783 and the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Mississippi River

How did Manifest Destiny affect natives?

• They were removed of American Indians from their native homelands by Andrew Jackson.

• They were given freedom.

• They were killed or kept as slaves.

• They were given gold to move to the eastern states.

The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 

• Texas Annexation

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsen Purchase