WorksheetsManifest Destiny Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
The U.S. bought the Louisiana Purchase from which country?
Great Britain
France
Spain
Mexico
The U.S. made a treaty with which nation to get half of the Oregon Territory?
Great Britain
France
Spain
Mexico
Americans in Texas had a revolution to become independent from which nation?
Great Britain
France
Spain
Mexico
The U.S. signed a treaty with which country to get Florida?
Great Britain
France
Spain
Mexico
Why is the Alamo important?
This is where the Mexican army was defeated in the Texas Revolution
This is where the Native Americans were forced to move on the Trail of Tears
This is the city the American farmers wanted for shipping on the Mississippi.
Where the Mexican army killed every Texan man in the fort, making the Texans angry
What is the Indian Removal Act?
A law that helped Native Americans stay on their land.
A law that allowed the U.S. to make a bargain with Great Britain for Oregon.
A law that allowed the U.S. government to make treaties to make Native Americans move west.
A law with Spain that stopped the Seminole raids on U.S. farmers.
Which of the following were part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexico got to keep the border at the Nueces River
Mexico got $15 million
The U.S. got the Mexican Cession
The U.S. got Texas, and the border at the Rio Grande
What event started the Mexican-American War?
Mexican soldiers attacked U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory
James K. Polk promised the Americans he would get Oregon from Mexico.
U.S. soldiers attacked Mexican soldiers in the disputed territory
Andrew Jackson took the U.S. army into Florida without the president's permission
The U.S. government wanted the Native Americans to move west for all of the following reasons BUT...
The Native Americans were uncivilized
There was gold on their land
Farmers needed the Mississippi River
Farmers wanted the land to grow cotton
What does "justify" mean?
To add territory to a country
To use negotiations to work out a deal peacefully
Explain why something is done for a good reason
To give up territory, property, or rights
Which territory was its own country for 10 years before joining the U.S.?
Oregon
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
Which 2 territories were gained through bargaining?
Oregon
Mexican Cession
Florida
Louisiana Territory
Why did the U.S. want to buy the Gadsden Purchase?
To get California
For good farmland
To build a railroad
For gold
Where did Mexico say was the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
The Nueces River
The Rio Grande
The Mississippi River
The Rocky Mountains
Where is the Mexican Cession?
The Southwest U.S. (CA, NV, UT, etc.)
The Northwest U.S. (OR, WA, ID)
The Northeast U.S. (NY, PA, CT, etc.)
The Southeast U.S. (FL, GA, NC, etc.)
What does "annex" mean?
To negotiate peacefully
To add territory to a country
A document signed between 2 countries
When 2 countries fight over land
Where did the U.S. say was the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
The Nueces River
The Rio Grande
The Mississippi River
The Rocky Mountains
Who is an American farmer who started a colony in Texas?
Andrew Jackson
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
James K. Polk
Stephen Austin
Why didn't the U.S. want to add Texas as a state at first?
Southerners were mad Texas didn't want slaves
Texas was already owned by Great Britain
They didn't want to start a war with Mexico
Texas is where the U.S. forced the Natives Americans move
Why did the U.S. want the territory Florida?
To get more land for farming
To get more land for Native Americans
To stop Seminole Native American raids in Georgia
To get the land with the gold
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the U.S. should always be friends with other countries
The belief that the U.S. should get more gold
The belief that the U.S. should be the strongest country
The belief that the U.S. should expand from coast to coast
