Manifest Destiny Quiz

What is Manifest Destiny?

• A belief in the expansion of the United States across the American continents

• A religious movement in the 19th century

• A treaty between the United States and Native Americans

• A type of government policy

How were Native Americans affected by Manifest Destiny?

• They gained new territories

• They were displaced from their lands

• They formed new alliances with settlers

• They were unaffected by it

Who were some of the groups involved in expanding and claiming land?

• Explorers, Conquistadors, Puritans

• Scientists, Artists, Musicians

• Farmers, Merchants, Sailors

• Teachers, Doctors, Engineers

What was one of the reasons people were attracted to the West?

• Expensive land

• Cheap land

• Crowded cities

• Industrial jobs

What opportunity did the West offer to people?

• Chance to become famous

• Chance to start over

• Chance to work in factories

• Chance to live in big cities

How did paintings influence people's perception of the West ?

• Made it seem dangerous

• Made it seem crowded

• Romanticized the West

• Showed it as industrial

What was the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• To allow European colonization in the Americas

• To declare the Americas off-limits to European colonization

• To encourage European trade with the Americas

• To establish a European alliance with the Americas

Why did the U.S. implement the Monroe Doctrine?

• To promote European immigration

• To call "dibs" and keep European nations out

• To support European colonization

• To increase European influence in the Americas

What did the Northwest Ordinance create?

• A way to expand and add states

• A new form of government

• A trade agreement with Canada

• A military alliance

What could a territory do once it became a state?

• Declare independence

• Send representatives to Congress

• Form its own army

• Create its own currency