Manifest Destiny WG
Passage
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Social Studies
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7th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
ANDREW EVERS
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best defines Manifest Destiny in the mid-1800s?
A belief to expand to the Pacific Ocean
A plan to trade only with Europe
A rule to avoid settling western lands
A movement to return to the Atlantic coast
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did President James K. Polk support settling land all the way to the Pacific?
To spread democracy across the continent
To protect only Atlantic shipping routes
To create a single large eastern city
To stop immigration from Europe
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The timeline 1803–1853 on the cover suggests what about U.S. growth?
Immediate coast-to-coast railroads formed
Only small towns built near the Atlantic
Rapid expansion in about fifty years
No territorial changes during that era
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which leader approved the 1803 purchase that doubled the size of the United States?
Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a key reason the United States sought control of New Orleans in 1803?
Defense against British Canada
Settlement of Oregon territory
Discovery of California gold
Access to Mississippi River trade
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
$10 million
$12 million
$20 million
$15 million
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1819, who led an invasion into Florida that toppled the Spanish governor?
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
Henry Clay
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