Manifest Destiny Review

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —

• more than doubled the size of the United States.

• established a method for admitting new states to the Union.

• encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution.

• proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories.

According to the Northwest Ordinance, after an area's population reached ________________ of free, adult, white men, they could apply for statehood.

• 60,000

• 5,000

• 20,000

• 100,000

What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The period defined by Manifest Destiny saw Americans --

• fleeing west to avoid European attacks on the Atlantic Coast.

• building factories and moving into cities.

• moving westward in hopes of land, gold, and a better life.

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They all brought about a war with Spain.
• They all increased the territory of the United States.
• They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
• They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico. 

Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

• Treaty of Paris
• Adams-Onis Treaty
• Treaty of Jefferson
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Utah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?

• Mormons

• Christians

• Native Americans

• Mountain men and fur trappers

"American blood has been shed on American soil" was a statement used by President Polk to hint at US innocence and --

• to fulfill Manifest Destiny

• to change the borders between Texas and Mexico

• to get Congress to declare war on Mexico

• to negotiate price for the Mexican Cession

According to the "popular sovereignty clause" of the Compromise of 1850, what could New Mexico and Utah territories do?

• They could only join the Union as a free state.

• The people of the territory could decided where to allow slavery.

• They could only join the Union as a slave state.

• They could become their own nation.

During the westward expansion, most American moved --

• east of the Mississippi River.

• east of the Rocky Mountains.

• west of the Mississippi River.

• to California.