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WorksheetsCh 15 Manifest Destiny
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is Manifest Destiny?
the belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread across the
North American continent
The name of a famous ship that brought settlers to the United States
The belief that the Native Americans had a right to stay on their land.
The plan to expand west to Oklahoma territory and stop.
Who did the Americans believed gave them the right to settle the entire continent taking land from Mexico and Native Americans?
Andrew Jackson
God
James Polk
Chief Joseph
The war ended with 2 sides signing a treaty which took away half of Mexico's land. What was the name of the treaty?
Treaty of Names
Treaty of Paris
Olive Branch Petition
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The purchase of Louisiana
was a costly mistake
doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River
was opposed by western farmers
started a war with the British
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
it was a gift from Mexico
gold was discovered in that area
it was needed for the building of a railroad
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Name this piece of land
Mexican Cession
Northwest Territory
Oregon Country
Trans-Appalachian West
To take over territory and incorporate it into another political entity is called
cede
annexation
treaty
war
The U.S. annexed the this place in 1845, eventually causing the Mexican-American War. Letter C on the map.
California
Missouri
Colorado
Texas
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
they increased the territory of the United States
they included a short war
they have nothing in common
