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Boot Camp Challenge 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name

Class

Date

What is Manifest Destiny?

The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America

The belief that their destiny was to manifest

A religious term used to explain how to be saved

What states were part of the Mexican Cession?

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania

Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi

Oregon, Washington, Idaho

California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession in?

Northeastern U.S.

Southeastern U.S.

Northwestern U.S.

Southwestern U.S.

The war with Mexico BEGAN with

California's rebellion

a border dispute in Texas

the Battle of Buena Vista

a US invasion of Mexico City

Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?

Washington

Adams

Jefferson

Jackson

The purchase of Louisiana

was a costly mistake

was opposed by western farmers

doubled the size of the United States

led to war with Great Britain

The discovery of gold led to

California statehood

Polk becoming president

a war with Mexico

Texas statehood

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.

Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.

Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

Mississippi River

Pacific Ocean

Rocky Mountains

Great Lakes

10.

Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?

Texas Annexation

Gadsden Purchase

Mexican Cession

Oregon Territory

11.

Name the piece of Land.

Texas Annexation

Mexican Cession

Louisiana Purchase

Florida Cession

12.

Name the piece of land.

Mexican Cession

Northwest Territory

Trans-Appalachian West

Oregon Country

13.

What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Treaty of San Jacinto

Treaty of Mesa Verde

Treaty of Alama Gordo

14.

Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?

Divine Nature

Survival of the Fittest

Universal Expansion

Manifest Destiny

15.

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

They brought about a war with Spain.

They increased the territory of the United States.

Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.

Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.

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Boot Camp Challenge 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

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