Manifest Destiny - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

Which of these statements best describes the journey westward in the mid-1800s?

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C: It took a long time and included a number of difficult obstacles.

Question 2

As a believer in Manifest Destiny, President Polk promised to annex the territory in the Pacific Northwest known as

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B: Oregon Country.

Question 3

The belief that the United States had a mission to expand westward to spread democracy and religion was called

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D: Manifest Destiny.

Question 4

Pioneers who crossed the western mountains in the mid-1800s were threatened by

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C: snow and cold temperatures.

Question 5

In the mid-1800s, travelers faced a high risk of attack by Apache and Comanche groups on

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A: the Santa Fe Trail.

Question 6

Which of these challenges did travelers on the Oregon Trail often face in the mid-1800s?

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B: crossing the Great Plains

Question 7

American exceptionalism can best be defined as the belief that

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A: the United States had a duty to spread its ideals around the world.

Question 8

In the mid-1800s, Democrats believed that a policy of Manifest Destiny

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C: would boost the American economy and open up economic opportunities.

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