Manifest Destiny Quiz

Who coined the term 'Manifest Destiny' in 1845?

• John O'Sullivan

• John Smith

• Miles Standish

• John Jacob Astor

What was the religious incentive for the drive west?

• To dominate the fur trade

• To Christianize the Native Americans

• To find gold

• To spread slavery

What was the economic motive for many settlers heading west?

• To find more land for cotton cultivation

• To Christianize the Native Americans

• To dominate the fur trade

• To spread slavery

Who was one of the first American entrepreneurs to challenge the European fur trade dominance?

• John Smith

• John Jacob Astor

• John O'Sullivan

• Miles Standish

What was the belief at the heart of manifest destiny?

• European cultural and racial superiority

• Native American cultural and racial superiority

• American cultural and racial superiority

• American cultural and racial inferiority

What was the desire of southerners in expanding the boundaries of the United States?

• To find more lands suitable for cotton cultivation

• To Christianize the Native Americans

• To dominate the fur trade

• To spread slavery

What was the spirit of nationalism that swept the nation in the mid-nineteenth century?

• Desire for more territory

• Desire for religious freedom

• Desire for economic prosperity

• Desire for political power

What did the Massachusetts Puritans hope to build?

• A city in the forest

• A city by the river

• A city upon a hill

• A city in the valley

What did the Second Great Awakening create as an incentive for the drive west?

• Desire for political power

• Desire for economic prosperity

• Desire for religious freedom

• Desire for more territory

What did the desire for more land bring aspiring homesteaders to the frontier?

• Desire for more territory

• Desire for religious freedom

• Desire for political power

• Desire for economic prosperity