Westward Expansion Review

What is manifest destiny?

• Manifest Destiny is the belief that the expansion of the United States across North America was justified and inevitable.
• A political movement to limit U.S. territory expansion.
• A philosophy advocating for the preservation of Native American lands.
• A belief that the U.S. should focus on international diplomacy instead of expansion.

What was Westward Expansion?

• The migration of Native Americans to Canada.
• A 20th-century initiative to promote urban development.
• A movement of settlers to the eastern coast of the U.S.
• Westward Expansion was the 19th-century movement of settlers into the western territories of the U.S.

Which of the following was a significant effect of Manifest Destiny?

• The increase in European immigration to the U.S.

• The establishment of the United Nations.

• The abolition of slavery in the southern states.

• The displacement of Native American tribes.

Who coined the term 'Manifest Destiny'?

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• John L. O'Sullivan

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the primary motivation for settlers during the Westward Expansion?

• To find new agricultural lands and opportunities.

• To establish trade routes with Asia.

• To build new industrial cities in the west.

• To escape religious persecution in Europe.