EAH Final Test Flashcards

Which of the following best defines “Manifest Destiny”?

The belief that the Untied States was destined to expand across North America

What was a major motivation for American westward expansion in the 1840s?

Economic opportunities such as land, farming, and trade

What event most directly triggered the Mexican-American War?

A boarder dispute following the annexation of Texas

Which group was most negatively affected by western expansion policies

Native Americans

The Oregon Treaty of 1846 primarily resolved disputes between the United States and which country

Great Britain

How did Manifest Destiny contribute to sectional tensions in the United States?

It raised quesitons about the expansions of slavery into new territories

“The question of slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico would prove deeply divisive”

What major issue is highlighted in this passage?

The expansion of slavery into new territories

Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Mexican-American War

The United States acquired vast western lands including California

Which ideology justified U.S. expansion by claiming cultural and racial superiority

Manifest Destiny

“Many Americans believed that expansion would spread democracy and civilization”

What assumption underlies this belief

That U.S. culture was superior and should be extended

Which of the following was a key consequence of U.S. territorial expansion after the Mexican-American War?

Increased conflict over the balance of free and slave states

What early national crisis revealed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and helped spur calls for a stronger federal government?

Shay’s Rebellion

The Constitutional Convention originally met with the intention to

Revise the articles of confederation