Ch. 13 Manifest Destiny

Who started the American fur Company?

• John Jacob Astor
• Jim Bridger
• Stephen F. Austin
• Jedediah Smith

Which trail took 6 months to travel and is considered the most difficult?

• Oregon Trail
• Santa Fe Trail
• Mormon Trail
• California Trail

Who opened the Santa Fe Trail in 1821?

• William Becknell
• James Marshall
• Joseph Smith
• Brigham Young

Who led the Mormons on the Mormon Trail?

• Brigham Young
• Joseph Smith
• John Jacob Astor
• William Becknell

Texans achieved independence after the battle of

• San Jacinto
• the Alamo
• Gonzalez
• Mexico City

Who was the president of the Texas Republic?

• Sam Houston
• Davy Crockett
• William Travis
• Jim Bowie

Who led American settlers into Texas in 1821?

• Stephen F. Austin
• William Becknell
• Davy Crockett
• Kit Carson

"Fifty-four forty or fight" refers to

• the northern border of Oregon
• the southern boundary of Texas
• the location of the gold discovery
• the western boundary of California

What caused the Mexican War?

• Polk provoked Mexico into attacking U.S. troops
• the U.S. broke a treaty with Mexico
• a fight over gold in Texas
• Santa Anna attacked the Alamo

James K. Polk won the election of 1844 because

• he promised to annex Texas and Oregon
• he was a war hero
• he promised to invade Mexico
• he was anti-slavery