Extra Credit - Unit 7 Manifest Destiny

Complete the paragraph below with the word/phrase that completes the sentence.

"...is by the right of _______________________ to overspread and to possess the whole continent which Providence has given us..." -John O'Sullivan

• Nullification

• Manifest Destiny
• Self-Government

• Industrialization

Which area on the map was acquired after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the U.S.-Mexican War?

• A

• B

• C

• D

According to the excerpt above, what was the primary goal for obtaining the Gadsden territory?

• To expand the northern border of Mexico

• To establish new military bases

• To gain access to mineral resources

• To expand the southern railroad to the Pacific Ocean

What would be the best title for the list?

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Oregon Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Which statement explains one of the motivations behind Manifest Destiny?

• A. "These are the times that try men's souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country...."

• B. "I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free...."

• C. "And that claim is by the right... to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us...."

• D. "That it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise."

Which title best completes this list?

• Economic Motives for Passing the Northwest Ordinance

• Reasons for Issuing the Monroe Doctrine

• Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies

• Reasons for the Gadsden Purchase

Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?

• A. Abolishing slavery throughout the United States

• B. Occupying all of North America

• C. Withdrawing from foreign affairs

• D. Returning to an agrarian economy

As a result of the Oregon Treaty, the United States achieved its goal of —

• expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean

• acquiring land for a southwestern railroad

• reserving western territory for American Indians

• securing the southern border of the country

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

• A. a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land

• B. Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million

• C. the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States

• D. Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million

How did the United States acquire the territory marked with the X?

• By purchasing the land from Spain

• By winning a war against Great Britain

• By purchasing the land from France

• By winning a war against Mexico