4/11 Group B

What was the belief behind Manifest Destiny?

• America should own land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans.

• America should own land from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River.

• America should own land from the Pacific to the Mississippi River.

• America should own land only on the East Coast.

Which of the following was a 'push' factor for Manifest Destiny?

• Overcrowding of cities

• Inexpensive farmland

• Discovery of gold

• Adventure

What was a major reason settlers were motivated to move west?

• Economic reasons

• Religious reasons

• Political reasons

• Cultural reasons

What significant land acquisition doubled the size of America in 1803?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Adams-Onis Treaty

• The Oregon Treaty

• The Florida Purchase

Which treaty led to the incorporation of land in the Oregon Territory into the United States?

• A treaty with Great Britain in 1846

• The Adams-Onis Treaty

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Treaty of Paris

Match the following

• Florida

• Opened up land for westward expansion

• Louisiana Purchase

• The belief that US should expand from Atlantic to Pacific

• Manifest Destiny

• Land sold by Spain in Adams-Onis Treaty

What trend is being shown in this table?

• The population of California grew from 1850 to 1860.

• The population of California shrank from 1850 to 1860.

• The population of Texas grew from 1850 to 1860.

• The population of Texas shrank from 1850 to 1860.

What factor contributed most to the trend shown on the table?

• The discovery of gold

• The ban on slavery

• The US-Mexican War

• The transcontinental railroad

What was Manifest Destiny and what was one of the roots of this idea?