Question 1

What was Manifest Destiny?

Accepted Answer

The belief that American expansion was justified and inevitable

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The belief that America should remain isolated from the rest of the world

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The belief that American democracy should be spread throughout the world

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The belief that America should focus on domestic issues rather than foreign affairs

Question 2

Which president is most closely associated with Manifest Destiny?

Accepted Answer

James K. Polk

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George Washington

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Thomas Jefferson

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Abraham Lincoln

Question 3

Which territory did the United States acquire through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Accepted Answer

California

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Hawaii

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Texas

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Florida

Question 4

Which state was part of the Louisiana Purchase?

Accepted Answer

Missouri

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Alabama

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Ohio

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Virginia

Question 5

Which famous phrase is associated with Manifest Destiny?

Accepted Answer

Go west, young man

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Give me liberty or give me death

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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

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Remember the Alamo

Question 6

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?

Accepted Answer

To encourage settlement of the western frontier

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To establish public schools in rural areas

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To provide financial assistance to struggling farmers

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To free slaves in the southern states

Question 7

What was the name of the trail that pioneers took to travel westward?

Accepted Answer

The Oregon Trail

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The Santa Fe Trail

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The Chisholm Trail

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The Pony Express

Question 8

Which state did not become part of the United States after the Mexican-American War?

Accepted Answer

Baja California

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Arizona

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Nevada

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New Mexico

Question 9

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

Accepted Answer

A proposal to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico

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A proposal to expand slavery into new territories

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A proposal to restrict slavery to the southern states

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A proposal to abolish the institution of slavery altogether

Question 10

Who wrote the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', which exposed the cruelty of slavery?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Harriet Tubman

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Frederick Douglass

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Sojourner Truth

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