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WorksheetsManifest Destiny and American History Passage
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
According to the passage, what principle is the Declaration of National Independence based on?
The great principle of human equality.
The principle of absolute monarchy.
The doctrine of divine right.
The concept of economic prosperity.
What does the passage suggest about America's connection with the past history of other nations?
It suggests that America has little connection with the past history of any of them, and still less with all antiquity, its glories, or its crimes.
It suggests that America is deeply rooted in the traditions and histories of all other nations.
It suggests that America seeks to emulate the glories and avoid the crimes of antiquity.
It suggests that America is primarily influenced by the recent history of European nations.
The passage states that the national birth of America was the beginning of a new history.
True
False
What is described as the 'arena' for America's future, according to the passage?
The expansive future.
The industrial revolution.
The political landscape.
The economic crisis.
According to the passage, what was one reason for the mania of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s?
The near disappearance of doubt concerning the possibility of a continental republic.
The discovery of gold in California.
The invention of the telegraph.
The end of the War of 1812.
List two groups mentioned in the passage that were already infiltrating the Great North Woods, Great Plains, Rockies, and Pacific Rim by 1840.
Trappers, farmers, ranchers, planters, loggers, merchants, whalers, missionaries (any two).
Miners, bankers, engineers, artists (any two).
Sailors, politicians, actors, poets (any two).
Inventors, doctors, teachers, lawyers (any two).
How did evolving concepts of racial uniqueness figure into the meaning of Manifest Destiny, according to Reginald Horsman?
Assigning hierarchies according to racial identity existed as early as the eighteenth century.
They promoted the idea of complete racial equality in the United States.
They discouraged any form of territorial expansion.
They led to the rejection of Manifest Destiny by most Americans.
According to the passage, in the mid-1800s, both science and philosophy categorized the different races almost as different _______.
species
continents
cultures
languages
According to the passage, Americans justified expansion with claims of which racial superiority?
A) Anglo-Saxon
B) Latin
C) Asian
D) African
According to the passage, Manifest Destiny could validate the interests of empire without acknowledging the corruption of _______.
imperialism
democracy
commerce
nationalism
