Chapter 15 Manifest Destiny And The Growing Nation Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 47220)


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The belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent came to be known as
a) Manifest Destiny.
b) The Great Experiment.
c) The Monroe Doctrine.
d)

What is Diplomacy?
a) The art of conducting negotiations with other countries.
b) The art of taking advantage of another without their knowledge.
c) The art of war.
d)

President Thomas Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana
a) Doubled the size of the U.S.
b) Was opposed by western farmers.
c) Was a costly mistake.
d)

How did most Americans feel about the purchase of Louisiana?
a) Most Americans thought it was a great deal.
b) Most Americans thought it was a terrible deal.
c) Most Americans didn’t know about the deal.
d)

Florida was acquired by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams through
a) Diplomacy.
b) Trickery.
c) Warfare.
d)

How did President James Polk deal with the dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain over Oregon Country?
a) He compromised with Britain by accepting half of Oregon.
b) He stood up to Britain by seizing all of Oregon by force.
c) He agreed to continue “joint occupancy” of Oregon.
d)

Why didn’t settlers follow Lewis and Clark’s route to Oregon?
a) It was too difficult to travel.
b) They wanted to find their own path.
c) No one wanted to go west.
d)

What did the early settlers letters describing Oregon as a “pioneer’s paradise” inspire?
a) “The Oregon Fever”, a rush of settlers to Oregon.
b) Increased manufacturing in the west.
c) Decreased travel to the west.
d)

What did John Quincy Adams convince Monroe to tell Spain about Florida?
a) Govern Florida properly or get out.
b) The U.S. would pay $15 million for Florida.
c) If they wanted Florida they would have to pay for it.
d)

What did Spain and the U.S. agree to do?
a) Both are true.
b) The US agreed to honor Spain’s long time claim to Texas.
c) They yielded Florida to the US.
d)

Why were some Americans unhappy with the deal that Spain made with the U.S.?
a) They didn’t like Spain in charge of Texas.
b) They didn’t think that the land in Florida was worth it.
c) They didn’t trust Spain and didn’t want the U.S. to make a deal at all.
d)

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