What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 

• Monroe Doctrine 

• Great Awakening 

• Louisiana Purchase

The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.

• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.

• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?

• Texas Annexation

• Gadsden Purchase 

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Territory

This territory was ceded by Mexico for $15 million through the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Annexation of Texas

• Mexican Cession

​ (a)   is the belief that the United States was meant to control the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

• Manifest Destiny

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Jackson Action

Occupying all of North America was the goal of ​ (a)  

• Manifest Destiny.

• Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• Louisiana Purchase.

• Andrew Jackson.

In the mid-1800's, a powerful idea captured the imagination of Americans. What was the idea that the United States had a God-given right to expand west to the Pacific Ocean? (a)  

• Manifest Destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• the Great Migration

• the Enlightenment

Select the Mexican Cession

Mexican Cession 1848