Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny

Open Ended

“What does it mean to be destined to do something?”

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the U.S.'s controlled territory in the 19th century?

• The United States lost most of its territory.

• The United States's control over North America weakened.

• The United States increased its control through territorial expansion.

• The United States occupied less land than at the beginning of the century.

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Vocabulary: The act of becoming larger . . .

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Vocabulary: the belief in the 19th century that white Americans in the United States were chosen by God to take control over all of North America.

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Fill in the blank: This was used to justify actions and wars by the United States to take control of land in western North America.

Multiple Choice

U.S. goes to war with Mexico and gains control of California territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• Indian Removal

• Mexican-American War

• Homestead Act

Multiple Choice

Law giving free land to U.S. settlers who moved to the west.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Indian Removal

• Mexican-American War

• Homestead Act

Multiple Choice

Policy by the US to force Native American groups away from their homes and settle in land in the west

• Louisiana Purchase

• Indian Removal

• Mexican-American War

• Homestead Act

Multiple Choice

U.S. bought Louisiana Territory from France. Doubled the size of the United States.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Indian Removal

• Mexican-American War

• Homestead Act

Open Ended

Exit Ticket: What were two methods of Manifest Destiny? (Or, what were two ways in which the United States gained its territory?)