Manifest Destiny
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- Q1What was the belief in the 19th century that the expansion of the United States across the American continents was both justified and inevitable called?Manifest DestinyWestward ExpansionAmerican ExceptionalismColonial Ambition30s
- Q2Which event is commonly associated with the idea of Manifest Destiny during the 1840s?The Civil WarThe Oregon Trail migrationThe Boston Tea PartyThe American Revolution30s
- Q3Which president is most closely associated with the concept of Manifest Destiny?James K. PolkThomas JeffersonAndrew JacksonAbraham Lincoln30s
- Q4What was one consequence of Manifest Destiny for Native American populations?Forced removal from their landsStrengthening of their communitiesIncreased cultural exchangePeaceful coexistence30s
- Q5What war was directly influenced by the belief in Manifest Destiny?The Mexican-American WarThe Spanish-American WarThe Revolutionary WarThe War of 181230s
- Q6Which land acquisition was a significant result of the United States' belief in Manifest Destiny?The Gadsden PurchaseThe Florida PurchaseThe Alaska PurchaseThe Louisiana Purchase30s
- Q7Which of the following territories was acquired as a direct result of the belief in Manifest Destiny?Puerto RicoAlaskaCaliforniaHawaii30s
- Q8What ideology justified the U.S. expansion and often dismissed the rights of Native Americans?Social DarwinismFederalismUtilitarianismManifest Destiny30s
- Q9What slogan became associated with the idea of Manifest Destiny and the expansion to the west?'54-40 or Fight!''A house divided against itself cannot stand.''Give me liberty or give me death!''No taxation without representation.'30s
- Q10Which economic opportunity was a major motivator for settlers moving west under the concept of Manifest Destiny?Sugar plantationsGold miningTextile manufacturingSilk production30s