Manifest Destiny and Territorial Expansion

What was Manifest Destiny?

• A 19th-century belief about God's given destiny for U.S. settlers to expand across North America

• A political movement advocating for Native American rights

• A treaty signed between the U.S. and France

• A military strategy to defend U.S. borders

Which of the following was NOT one of the three main themes used to promote Manifest Destiny, according to historian William E. Weeks?

• The American people and their institutions were virtuous

• It was the moral mission of the United States to spread their institutions and remake the world

• God had given the people of the United States this mission

• The United States had a right to acquire land through any means necessary

Who owned the majority of the land in the Louisiana Purchase territory at the time of the purchase?

• France

• Native American tribes

• Spain

• Great Britain

What was the United States' primary focus regarding land in North America after the War of 1812?

• Establishing trade routes with European powers

• Conquering remaining Native American owned land

• Negotiating peace treaties with Great Britain

• Developing new agricultural techniques

What did John Quincy Adams believe was the divine destiny for the continent of North America?

• To be peopled by one nation speaking one language

• To be divided among several European powers

• To remain under indigenous control

• To become a collection of independent states

What was a significant outcome of the Florida Purchase Treaty negotiated by John Quincy Adams?

• It established the Canada-United States border as far west as the Rocky Mountains.

• It gave the U.S. the land of Florida and expanded the U.S. border with Mexico to the Pacific Ocean.

• It resulted in the joint occupation of Oregon country by the U.S. and Britain.

• It warned Europe not to colonize in the Western Hemisphere anymore.

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In which article did John L. O'Sullivan first use the phrase “Manifest Destiny”?

• “Annexation In The Democratic Review” (1845)

• “The Democratic Review” (1839)

• “The Florida Purchase Treaty”

• “The Monroe Doctrine”

What was a primary reason anti-slavery activists opposed the annexation of Texas?

• They believed the U.S. should not expand across the new world.

• They did not want to add another slave state to the Union.

• They still claimed control over Texas.

• They thought it would lead to war with Mexico.

Which of the following states were formed from the territory ceded by Mexico in 1848?

• California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico

• Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri

• Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas

• Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota