Manifest Destiny Questions

Manifest Destiny Questions

9th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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Manifest Destiny Questions

Manifest Destiny Questions

Assessment

Quiz

History

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Elizabeth Klonowski

FREE Resource

12 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who coined the term 'manifest destiny'?

John L. O'Sullivan

George A. Crofutt

John Gast

John L. O'Sullivan and George A. Crofutt

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main idea behind manifest destiny?

All of the above

The United States should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

The United States has a God-given right to all of North America.

The United States should justify its westward expansion into Texas, Oregon, and California.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

Mexico

Great Britain

Spain

France

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the main reason for the United States' westward expansion into Texas?

To civilize the land

To expand the nation's territory

To fulfill manifest destiny

To gain valuable resources

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which major trail was used by Native Americans and followed by Lewis and Clark?

Mormon Trail

Oregon Trail

Santa Fe Trail

Butterfield Trail

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What event triggered the mass migration to California known as the 'Gold Rush'?

The invention of the telegraph

The discovery of gold in California

The signing of a treaty with Mexico

The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which act allowed individuals to claim 160 acres of land in exchange for improving it?

Butterfield Act

Homestead Act

Transcontinental Act

Pony Express Act

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