Which term refers to the belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable?
*UPDATED* Chapter 6 U.S. History Practice

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Manifest Destiny
Popular sovereignty
Emancipation Proclamation
Habeas corpus
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The lands acquired from Mexico under President James K. Polk would be mentioned decades later by Germany in:
The Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico (World War I)
The ZImmerman Telegram to Mexico (World War II)
The Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico (Cold War)
The Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico (Spanish-American War)
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At Lincoln's assassination, John Wilkes Booth shouted "Sic Semper Tyrannis"! He saw Lincoln as a tyrant for:
serving two terms as President
opposing states' rights to continue slavery
emancipating slaves in the South
supporting the Wade-Davis Bill
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Though it is unconstitutional, President Lincoln was allowed to suspend habeas corpus (the rule mandating that accused criminals appear in court) because:
habeas corpus is a useless rule
the crimes were not significant enough to require court appearances
during wartime, Presidential powers expand and habeas corpus would be difficult to enforce
the accused criminals could be tried in the South instead of being brought physically to the North to face charges
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the Confederate general known as "Stonewall"?
Thomas Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
William T. Sherman
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which battle is considered a turning point in the American Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lincoln's passage of the Emancipation Proclamation was motivated by:
a desire to end the enslavement of African people
identifying slavery as a weakness in the southern states that could be exploited
A belief in equality between Blacks and Whites
Christian compassion for the oppressed
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