the Democratic Party would elect the next President.
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
According to this map, the Oregon territory
remained in foreign control
was purchased because of the Mexican War
was part of the Texas Annexation of 1846
was acquired from Britain
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
James K. Polk initiated a war with Mexico in order to
win independence for Texas
obtain the California territory.
add a new slave state to the Union
gain access to the Mississippi River.
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
This cartoon refers to the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in
China.
southeast Asia
South America
north Africa
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which is an example of the concept of Manifest Destiny in action?
the Missouri Compromise
the Transatlantic Slave Trade
the Compromise of 1850
tthe annexation of Mexican territoryhe annexation of Mexican territory
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which treaty ended the United States' war with Mexico in 1848?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Vera Cruz
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which letter on the map is CLOSEST to the area which the U.S. acquired in 1853, effectively completing its Manifest Destiny?
A
B
C
D
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The main idea behind the settling of western lands by Americans in the early-1800s was known as
Women's Suffrage.
Manifest Destiny.
the Industrial Age
the Abolition Movement
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of "Manifest Destiny?"
whether labor unions would be allowed to form
whether states would allow women the right to vote
whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina
whether slavery would spread across the United States
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Whose Presidency was MOST concerned with fulfilling the country's Manifest Destiny?
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
James K. Polk
Andrew Johnson
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of these had the GREATEST impact on the United States' fulfilling its "Manifest Destiny?"
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the Dred Scott case
the publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin
the California Gold Rush of 1849
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
This painting BEST relates what social philosophy?
Gilded Age
Great Awakening
Manifest Destiny
Women's Suffrage
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was a major victory for
Mexico
James Gadsen
The United States
The Republic of California
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which is TRUE about the Monroe Doctrine?
It gave Europe the message that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonization.
It called for an embargo of any European nation competing for colonies in Africa and Southeast Asia.
It called for immediate military intervention in any Latin American country experiencing unrest or political instability.
It led to a government policy of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America.
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which document served as a warning to European nations to not try and re-colonize Latin America and established the U.S. as a protectorate of the Western hemisphere?