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Manifest Destiny

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...

a)

He was the only person running for President

b)

He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

c)

He was a "Common Man" and people felt connected to him

d)

He actually didn't win, Henry Clay was the 11th President

2.

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

a)

United States in 1783

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

3.

Why was the area marked by letter "C" added to the U.S.?

a)

The U.S. needed to flat terrain to build the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

The U.S. won the area after the border disputes were settled

c)

Mexico just gave the land to the U.S. in order to preserve peace

d)

The U.S. had always owned the land

4.

Which area of land was added in 1803?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

D

5.

Which area of land was acquired in 1848 after a conflict with Mexico?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

6.

What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

7.

When the U.S. acquired land area "A" it had reached it's goal of....

a)

Taking over all of Spain's Territory

b)

Taking over all of Mexico's Territory

c)

Pushing Great Britain out of North America

d)

Reaching the Pacific Ocean

8.

All of the following were causes of the U.S.-Mexico War EXCEPT:

a)

The Annexation of Texas

b)

The U.S. claims to Oregon

c)

Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico

9.

What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?

a)

western settlement of the U.S.

b)

nothing

c)

people from the west to move back east

d)

people from the South to move to the North

11.

What group of people settled in present day Utah after leaving the east coast because of religious persecution?

a)

The Catholics

b)

The Mormons

c)

The Forty-Niners

d)

Spanish Settlers

12.

Manifest Destiny offered many people...

a)

Economic Opportunity

b)

Nothing

c)

More Factory Jobs

d)

New Technological Innovations

13.

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

California

14.

Which of the following was not a reason to support Manifest Destiny?

a)

Hatred of Foreign Nations

b)

Economic Opportunity

c)

To open new markets of trade

d)

to spread the U.S. style of government (Democracy)

15.

What was the start point for most trails west?

a)

St. Louis/Independence Missouri

b)

Salt Lake City Utah

c)

San Francisco California

d)

Boston Massachusetts