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Manifest Destiny Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The U.S. bought the Louisiana Purchase from which country?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

2.

The U.S. made a treaty with which nation to get half of the Oregon Territory?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

3.

Americans in Texas had a revolution to become independent from which nation?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

4.

The U.S. signed a treaty with which country to get Florida?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

5.

Why is the Alamo important?

a)

This is where the Mexican army was defeated in the Texas Revolution

b)

This is where the Native Americans were forced to move on the Trail of Tears

c)

This is the city the American farmers wanted for shipping on the Mississippi.

d)

Where the Mexican army killed every Texan man in the fort, making the Texans angry

6.

What is the Indian Removal Act?

a)

A law that helped Native Americans stay on their land.

b)

A law that allowed the U.S. to make a bargain with Great Britain for Oregon.

c)

A law that allowed the U.S. government to make treaties to make Native Americans move west.

d)

A law with Spain that stopped the Seminole raids on U.S. farmers.

7.

Which of the following were part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Mexico got to keep the border at the Nueces River

b)

Mexico got $15 million

c)

The U.S. got the Mexican Cession

d)

The U.S. got Texas, and the border at the Rio Grande

8.

What event started the Mexican-American War?

a)

Mexican soldiers attacked U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory

b)

James K. Polk promised the Americans he would get Oregon from Mexico.

c)

U.S. soldiers attacked Mexican soldiers in the disputed territory

d)

Andrew Jackson took the U.S. army into Florida without the president's permission

9.

The U.S. government wanted the Native Americans to move west for all of the following reasons BUT...

a)

The Native Americans were uncivilized

b)

There was gold on their land

c)

Farmers needed the Mississippi River

d)

Farmers wanted the land to grow cotton

10.

What does "justify" mean?

a)

To add territory to a country

b)

To use negotiations to work out a deal peacefully

c)

Explain why something is done for a good reason

d)

To give up territory, property, or rights

11.

Which territory was its own country for 10 years before joining the U.S.?

a)

Oregon

b)

Louisiana

c)

Florida

d)

Texas

12.

Which 2 territories were gained through bargaining?

a)

Oregon

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Florida

d)

Louisiana Territory

13.

Why did the U.S. want to buy the Gadsden Purchase?

a)

To get California

b)

For good farmland

c)

To build a railroad

d)

For gold

14.

Where did Mexico say was the border between the U.S. and Mexico?

a)

The Nueces River

b)

The Rio Grande

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Rocky Mountains

15.

Where is the Mexican Cession?

a)

The Southwest U.S. (CA, NV, UT, etc.)

b)

The Northwest U.S. (OR, WA, ID)

c)

The Northeast U.S. (NY, PA, CT, etc.)

d)

The Southeast U.S. (FL, GA, NC, etc.)

16.

What does "annex" mean?

a)

To negotiate peacefully

b)

To add territory to a country

c)

A document signed between 2 countries

d)

When 2 countries fight over land

17.

Where did the U.S. say was the border between the U.S. and Mexico?

a)

The Nueces River

b)

The Rio Grande

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Rocky Mountains

18.

Who is an American farmer who started a colony in Texas?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Stephen Austin

19.

Why didn't the U.S. want to add Texas as a state at first?

a)

Southerners were mad Texas didn't want slaves

b)

Texas was already owned by Great Britain

c)

They didn't want to start a war with Mexico

d)

Texas is where the U.S. forced the Natives Americans move

20.

Why did the U.S. want the territory Florida?

a)

To get more land for farming

b)

To get more land for Native Americans

c)

To stop Seminole Native American raids in Georgia

d)

To get the land with the gold

21.

What is Manifest Destiny?

a)

The belief that the U.S. should always be friends with other countries

b)

The belief that the U.S. should get more gold

c)

The belief that the U.S. should be the strongest country

d)

The belief that the U.S. should expand from coast to coast