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Worksheets14 - Expansion & Manifest Destiny
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins
The Homestead Act and grants of land to railroads were used to...
raise money to finance the federal government
limit the influence of monopolies and trusts
support the development of state universities
encourage settlement of the West
Which geographical consideration had the greatest influence on President Thomas Jefferson's decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory in 1803?
Large gold reserves were located in the territory.
The size of the territory would create a barrier to French influence.
The Rocky Mountain region was an outlet for future population growth.
Full control of the port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River would be established.
A major reason for President Thomas Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory was to...
eliminate Spanish control of California
take possession of all of Florida
give the United States control of the Mississippi River
provide access to areas east of the Appalachian Mountains
Which point of view is being conveyed by the artist?
praise for Manifest Destiny
opposition to the end of slavery
opposition to the purchase of Alaska
encouragement of industrial development
In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because...
white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived
Native American Indians were attacking southern cities
he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition
he sought complete control of Texas by the United States
1803 — Louisiana Purchase Treaty established western boundary of United States
1818 — Convention with Britain established northern boundary of Louisiana Territory
1819 — Adams-Onís Treaty granted Florida to United States
1842 — Webster-Ashburton Treaty established Maine-Canada border
1846 — Treaty of Oregon established northern boundary of Oregon Territory
The time line shows that the major way the United States gained territory in the early 19th century was through...
war
diplomacy
executive orders
arbitration
"... I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you. I am sincerely desirous to promote your welfare. Listen to me, therefore, while I tell you that you cannot remain where you now are. Circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have but one remedy within your reach. And that is, to remove to the West and join your countrymen, who are already established there. And the sooner you do this the sooner you will commence your career of improvement and prosperity."
- President Andrew Jackson, 1835
Which group of people was President Jackson addressing?
African Americans
Asian Americans
Mexican Americans
Native American Indians
During the 1840s, supporters of Manifest Destiny favored...
closing the frontier to settlement
ending the American System
acquiring Texas and California
ceding the Oregon territory to Russia
The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to...
stake a claim to Mexican territory
limit European influence in the Americas
force the British out of the Oregon Territory
establish full control over Canada
The United States government is creating memorials along the Trail of Tears because it was...
an important road used by settlers going to the frontier
the location of injustices against many Native American Indians
the site of victories by General Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812
the route followed by the first transcontinental railroad
The Homestead Act (1862) encouraged the settlement of the West because it provided...
forty acres of land and a mule to formerly enslaved persons
land to people who would live on it for at least five years
mining claims for prospectors seeking gold and silver
land to companies to build transcontinental railroads
