WorksheetsTCI Chapter 16 Manifest Destiny and Settling West
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Why did the United States want new acquisitions in the West?
to have closer ties with Europe
to protect the natural environment
to study American Indian cultures
to give people from the United States more land to farm and live on
Manifest destiny was the belief that the United States should
expand to the Pacific Ocean.
honor claims by other countries.
give all citizens the right to vote.
treat native peoples with respect.
Jefferson agreed to buy French land to the west so that
runaway slaves could not hide there.
American Indians would have a place to live.
American goods could move through New Orleans.
the United States would have an ally against Great Britain.
The United States got Florida from
France
Great Britain
Mexico
Spain
Many Americans in Texas wanted freedom from Mexico so they could
get free land.
keep their slaves.
build homes at the Alamo.
help the American Indians.
The United States and Great Britain agreed on a boundary for the
Oregon Country
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Why did Mexico give up the territory called the Mexican Cession?
It received a large price.
It traded for other territory.
It had just lost a fierce war.
It did not want desert lands.
What was the main reason American Indians went onto reservations?
They wanted better farmland.
The U.S. government forced them to move.
Buffalo hers led them there.
They formed an alliance with Mexicans.
