The Transition from Isolationism to Expansion in the US

What was the primary motivation behind the early English colonists' expansionistic tendencies in New England?

• To expand their territories by displacing Native Americans

• To establish trade relations with Native Americans

• To find new routes to Asia

• To escape religious persecution

What significant event in 1804 doubled the size of the United States?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The annexation of Texas

• The Oregon Trail expedition

What belief emerged in the mid-19th century that justified the United States' expansion across the continent?

• Manifest Destiny

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Isolationism

• The American Dream

What was one of the consequences of the US expansion into new territories acquired after the Mexican-American War?

• Conflicts with indigenous peoples

• Immediate abolition of slavery

• Peaceful coexistence with Native Americans

• Rapid industrialization of the new territories

What idea suggested that it was the responsibility of white-ruled countries to 'teach' others by taking control of their countries?

• The White Man's Burden

• Manifest Destiny

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Isolationism