Manifest Destiny

Who was president when the Louisiana Purchase occurred?

• James Madison

• George Washington
• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What year did the Louisiana Purchase occur?

• 1803
• 1801
• 1805
• 1810

What was the Lewis and Clark expedition looking for?

• A water route to the Pacific Ocean

• Establishing a new colony
• Discovering new animal species
• A land route to Asia

What was the effect of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Louisiana Purchase led to the American Civil War
• The Louisiana Purchase resulted in the loss of territory for the United States
• The Louisiana Purchase caused economic collapse in the United States
• The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States and allowed for westward expansion.

What was the effect of Texas Annexation?

• Texas was annexed by Mexico
• Increased tensions between the United States and Mexico

• Texas was divided into multiple territories
• Texas became an independent country

What was the effect of the Gadsden Purchase?

• The Gadsden Purchase resulted in the completion of the southern transcontinental railroad

• The Gadsden Purchase resulted in the construction of the Panama Canal
• The Gadsden Purchase led to the establishment of a new state in the United States
• The Gadsden Purchase caused a war between the United States and Mexico

How did America get the Mexican Cession?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Declaration of Independence
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

How did America get the Oregon territory?

• Through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
• Through the Oregon Treaty with Great Britain in 1846
• Through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848
• Through the Mexican-American War in 1846

What territory did America get in a treaty with Britain in 1846?

• Texas Territory
• Alaska Territory
• Oregon Territory
• California Territory

Which of the following were motives for Manifest Destiny? (Choose Two

• potential for new markets

• expensive acres of farmland

• inclusion of Native Americans

• occupying all of North America

• abolition of the slave trade