Manifest Destiny
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- Q1What was the concept of Manifest Destiny?The belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continentThe idea that Native Americans were superior to EuropeansThe belief in isolationism and non-interventionismThe concept that slavery should be abolished in the United States30s
- Q2Which event led to the idea of Manifest Destiny gaining popularity in the United States?Boston Tea PartyLouisiana PurchaseDeclaration of IndependenceMexican-American War30s
- Q3Which president is associated with the concept of Manifest Destiny?Andrew JacksonThomas JeffersonAbraham LincolnJames K. Polk30s
- Q4Which region of the United States was the primary focus of Manifest Destiny?The MidwestThe EastThe WestThe South30s
- Q5Which famous phrase is often associated with Manifest Destiny?E pluribus unumIn God we trustGo west, young manGive me liberty or give me death30s
- Q6Which of the following territories was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War?New YorkLouisianaCaliforniaFlorida30s
- Q7What was the significance of the Oregon Trail in relation to Manifest Destiny?It marked the border between the United States and MexicoIt was an early Native American settlementIt was a trade route with EuropeIt provided a route for settlers to move westward30s
- Q8Which of the following states was not part of the original contiguous territory of the United States?CaliforniaHawaiiFloridaTexas30s
- Q9Which president is often associated with the phrase 'Fifty-four Forty or Fight' in relation to Manifest Destiny?George WashingtonJames K. PolkThomas JeffersonJohn Adams30s
- Q10Which country did the United States acquire Florida from as part of Manifest Destiny?MexicoFranceEnglandSpain30s
- Q11What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?To provide educational opportunities for Native American childrenTo establish reservations for Native American tribesTo move Native American tribes from their ancestral lands to areas west of the Mississippi RiverTo recognize the sovereignty of Native American tribesTo promote peaceful coexistence between Native Americans and European settlers30s
- Q12Which Native American tribe was forcibly relocated from their ancestral lands during the implementation of the Indian Removal Act?CherokeeApacheIroquoisNavajoSioux30s
- Q13Which U.S. president signed the Indian Removal Act into law?George WashingtonAbraham LincolnThomas JeffersonJames MadisonAndrew Jackson30s
- Q14Which Native American tribe resisted the Indian Removal Act and waged a legal battle against it in the Supreme Court?ComancheCherokeeIroquoisChoctawApache30s
- Q15Which act authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes?Westward Expansion ActIndian Removal ActManifest Destiny ActTrail of Tears ActNative American Protection Act30s