Manifest Destiny AP

Who coined the phrase Manifest Destiny?

• John Tyler

• James K. Polk

• John O'Sullivan

• None of the above

In the 1840s, the view that God had ordained the growth of an American nation stretching across North America was called

• continentalism.
• isolationism.
• Divine Mandate.
• Manifest Destiny.
  

What was the primary goal of manifest destiny?

• End slavery in new territories.

• Expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.

• Remove European influence from South America.

• Southern states secession from the nation.

During the 1840s, canals advantage over railroads was that shipping by canal was

• faster.

• cheaper.

• more direct.

• less affected by weather.

Which group was forcibly relocated by means of the "Trail of Tears"?

• Mexicans

• Shoshone

• African slaves

• Cherokee

Americans who favored territorial growth

• Abolitionist

• Free Soiler

• Expansionist

• Nationalist

Which president passed the Indian Removal Act?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

What regions did the Erie canal and National Road connect?

• The Atlantic Ocean and the Midwest

• Pacific Ocean and the East Coast

• Maine anf Florida

• The United States and Europe

Why did abolitionists oppose Westward Expansion?

• they wanted to limit the power of the national government

• they were concerned about the rights of Native Americans

• They feared the admission of new slave states

• They supported the foreign nations that controlled the territories in the west

The Northwest Ordinance said that slavery was illegal in the Northwest Territory

• True
• False