UNIT 6 MANIFEST DESTINY

Name the piece of Land.

• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession 
• Louisiana Purchase 
• Florida Cession

What was a consequence of each of these Treaties and Agreements?

• The United States joined a trade-free zone

• The United States gained additional territory

• The United States ended a war with a neighboring country

• The United States became a part of a military alliance

During the 1840's, thousands of people were attracted to California to -

• fight in the Mexican War

• help build railroads

• search for gold

• obtain good farm land

Which situation led directly to the war with Mexico (1846-1848)?

• settlement of the Oregon territory

• annexation of Texas

• discovery of gold in California

• removal of Native Americans from their lands

The foreign policies of President James K Polk involving Texas, California, and the Oregon Territory were all efforts to -

• remain neutral towards western territories

• continue traditional American isolationism

• weaken the Monroe Doctrine

• fulfill the goal of Manifest Destiny

Which of the following would be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny?

• the owner of a textile factory in the Northeast

• a slave on a Southern plantation

• a Native American

• a farmer wanting to obtain new land

What was the outcome of the signing of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• The United States gained control of Oregon

• Mexico ceded territory to the United States

• The Republic of Texas was established

• Mexico achieved independence from Spain

How did the area shaded on the map become part of the United States?

• The land was purchased from the French

• The land was won after a battle with Mexico

• The land was surrendered by the Spanish

• The land was gained by a treaty from the British

Which of the following was the primary way that immigrants from China contributed to Manifest Destiny?

• they built waterways and canals

• they were the only immigrants that worked in Northern factories

• they tried to help our trade relationship with China

• they helped build the railroads across the United States

In the 1840's, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape -

• a famine caused by the failure of a staple food

• a Civil War between Catholics and Protestants

• a series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments

• a series of Smallpox outbreaks