Transcript Manifest Destiny and Settling the West Chapter 16 Social Studies Test New Words Select the term or terms that matches the clue using key.

Manifest Destiny and
Settling the West
Chapter 16 Social Studies Test
New Words
Select the term or terms that
matches the clue using key terms
from the chapter.
New Words
1. The belief that it was natural and the “obvious
fate” of the United States to expand and take
over territories west of the Mississippi River
territories
B. Manifest Destiny
C. Louisiana Purchase
D. annex
A.
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2. Large regions of the land that were added to the
United States
territories
B. Manifest Destiny
C. Louisiana Purchase
D. annex
A.
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3. to add territory to a country
territories
B. Manifest Destiny
C. Louisiana Purchase
D. annex
A.
Just the Facts
Part 1
For each statement, choose the
territory being described.
Just the Facts
4. The United States invaded and defeated
Mexico, gaining this territory in the peace treaty
that ended the war between the two countries.
Gadsden Purchase
B. Louisiana Territory
C. Mexican Cession
D. Florida
A.
Just the Facts
5. The U.S. Army invaded this territory, and later
the U.S. government acquired it by paying off $5
million of claims against Spain.
Mexican Cession
B. Florida
C. Texas
D. Gadsden Purchase
A.
Just the Facts
6. Several years after gaining its independence
from Mexico, this area was admitted to the
United States.
Mexican Cession
B. Gadsden Purchase
C. Florida
D. Texas
A.
Just the Facts
7. The United States paid $12 million to France to
acquire this territory.
Louisiana Territory
B. Gadsden Purchase
C. Oregon Country
D. Texas
A.
Just the Facts
8. The United States and Britain agreed on a
boundary that divided this territory and gave the
southern part of it to the United States.
Texas
B. Louisiana Territory
C. Oregon Country
D. Mexican Cession
A.
Just the Facts
9. The United States and Mexico agreed on the
sale of this small piece of territory.
Florida
B. Gadsden Purchase
C. Mexican Cession
D. Texas
A.
Just the Facts
Part 2
Choose the best answer.
Just the Facts
10. Manifest Destiny was the belief that
it was right for the United States to expand to
the Pacific Ocean.
B. native peoples in the United States should be
treated with respect.
C. the United States should respect the land
claims of other countries.
D. all U.S. citizens should have the right to vote.
A.
Just the Facts
11. Which is a reason the United States wanted to
expand westward?
to have closer connections with Europe
B. to give people more room to farm, work, or
build homes
C. to protect the natural environment
D. to learn about Native American cultures
A.
Just the Facts
Which was not an effect that Manifest Destiny had on
native peoples?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Many Native Americans were pushed off their
homelands and forced onto reservations.
Many Mexicans had their land taken by American
settlers.
Some people remained in the acquired territories and
shared their culture with American settlers.
All of these statements accurately describe effects
Manifest Destiny had on native peoples.