Manifest Destiny in California and the Southwest Pages 392-401

What is the term for the 19th-century doctrine that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable?

• Bear Flag Republic

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Manifest Destiny

• Mexican Cession

What is the term for the land ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Trail

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

What concept is illustrated by the image of a figure leading settlers westward?

• Bear Flag Republic

• Manifest Destiny

• Mexican Cession

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

When did Florida enter the union?

• 1783

• 1803

• 1845

• 1853

In which year did Texas become part of the union?

• 1783

• 1803

• 1845

• 1853

Which section entered the union in 1846?

• Oregon Country

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Florida

When did the Mexican Cession occur?

• 1783

• 1803

• 1848

• 1853

Why did the Mormons settle near Salt Lake City, Utah?

• For better farming land

• To escape religious persecution

• To find gold

• For trade opportunities

There were many different groups of people who came to California in search of what?

• Oil

• Gold

• Land

• Freedom

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase