Question 1 of 10
Manifest Destiny was the belief that: 
Aexpansion should stop at the Mississippi
BAmerica should join the British Empire
Cthe US was destined to expand from coast to coast
DAmerica should remain on the East Coast
Explanation
📌 Americans believed they were destined by God to expand across the continent from Atlantic to Pacific.
Question 2 of 10
Federalism is:
Apower shared between national and state governments
Ball power to the national government
Cno government power
Dall power to state governments
Explanation
📌 Power shared between national and state governments. Both have certain powers; some are shared (concurrent).
Question 3 of 10
The Civil War was fought primarily over:
AReligious differences
BTrade disputes
CForeign invasion
DSlavery and states' rights
Explanation
📌 Slavery and states' rights. Southern states seceded to preserve slavery. 1861-1865.
Question 4 of 10
The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by: 
AJohn Adams
BGeorge Washington
CThomas Jefferson
DBenjamin Franklin
Explanation
📌 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Question 5 of 10
The Industrial Revolution in America led to:
Areturn to farming
Bsmaller cities
Cdecreased immigration
Durbanization and factory growth
Explanation
📌 Shift from agriculture → manufacturing. Urbanization, factory system, new inventions, labor unions.
Question 6 of 10
The main cause of the American Revolution was:
ASlavery
BLand disputes with France
CReligious freedom
DTaxation without representation
Explanation
📌 'No taxation without representation.' Colonists were taxed by Parliament without having elected representatives.
Question 7 of 10
The map shows territorial expansion of the US. Which acquisition is labeled X? 
ALouisiana Purchase
BMexican Cession
CGadsden Purchase
DAlaska Purchase
Explanation
📌 Area X (1848, Southwest including California) = Mexican Cession.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.
Question 8 of 10
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction by:
Astarting the Civil War
Bpassing the 15th Amendment
Cabolishing slavery
Dremoving federal troops from the South
Explanation
📌 Hayes (R) became President in exchange for removing federal troops from the South. Ended Reconstruction. Led to Jim Crow laws.
Question 9 of 10
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the size of the US. It was purchased from: 
ABritain
BSpain
CMexico
DFrance
Explanation
📌 Napoleon's France sold it for $15 million. Doubled US territory. Lewis & Clark explored it.
Question 10 of 10
The first permanent English settlement in America was:
ARoanoke
BSt. Augustine
CPlymouth
DJamestown
Explanation
📌 Jamestown, Virginia (1607). Founded by the Virginia Company for economic reasons (gold, trade).