Manifest Destiny Unit 7

Question 1

What is the definition of Manifest Destiny?

Answer 1

Manifest Destiny is the 19th-century doctrine that the expansion of the United States across the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

Question 2

True or False: Manifest Destiny was solely about territorial expansion for economic gain.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Fill in the blank: Manifest Destiny was used to justify the ________ of Native American lands.

Answer 3

dispossession

Question 4

Which president is most commonly associated with the idea of Manifest Destiny?

Answer 4

James K. Polk

Question 5

Multiple Choice: Which of the following events was influenced by Manifest Destiny? A) The Louisiana Purchase B) The Civil War C) The Great Depression D) The Cold War

Answer 5

A) The Louisiana Purchase