Unit 5 GEO Test Study Guide
The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of the following beliefs EXCEPT:
Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its agricultural base.
The ideology that supported the trend depicted in the map is most similar to the ideology that supported which of the following?
Involvement in the Spanish American War
Which of the following was a common justification in the United States for the trend depicted on the map?
The belief in white cultural and political superiority
In the mid-nineteenth century, the process shown in the map was advocated by supporters of which of the following ideologies?
Manifest Destiny
The advice in the excerpt most directly reflects the influence of which of the following prevailing American ideas?
Manifest Destiny
Which of the following ideas contributed most directly to the territorial changes shown in the map?
Manifest Destiny
Support for Slavery in the Southern states was based on all of the following reasons except:
Most white families owned slaves.
Which of the following most accurately describes a group who acted on ideas such as those in the excerpt?
Northern European immigrants pursuing mining, farming, and ranching.
The excerpt best reflects which of the following developments?
Popular support for the idea of Manifest Destiny
Based on the excerpt, Calhoun would also be most likely to support which of the following?
Proslavery arguments
Sentiments of business leaders and politicians like that expressed in the excerpt most likely contributed to which of the following?
The creation of diplomatic ties with foreign nations
Which of the following directly contributed to the request expressed in the excerpt?
The desire for international trade and access to global markets.
Which of the following most directly contributed most directly to the population movement described in the excerpt?
The overcultivation of soil.
Which of the following late-nineteenth century federal actions most directly supported the ideas expressed in the excerpt?
The sale of land to settlers at low cost.
Based on the excerpt, the westward migration by the Mormons in the 1830's and 1840's was most likely motivated by the....
need to take refugee from persecution
The territorial changes shown in the Southwestern region of the map most directly resulted from
the Mexican-American War