Chapter 14: Manifest Destiny-Lesson 1/ The Oregon Country

The _________________________ covered much more land than today’s state of Oregon. Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of Montana and Wyoming were all a part of it.

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Country

• Mexican Cession

• Alaska Territory

In the early 1800's, four countries claimed the Oregon Country. They were the United States, ______________________, Spain and Russia.

• Great Britain

• Portugal

• The Netherlands

• France

Many Americans wanted access, or a way to get to the ____________________. One way would be to control Oregon.

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

In 1819, the United States and Spain signed the ________________________. In it, Spain gave up its lands in the Oregon Country. Spain's territory would end at California’s northern border.

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Yalta

In 1824, ________________ gave up its claims to the Oregon Country on lands south of Alaska.

• Portugal

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Russia

In 1818, John Quincy Adams worked out a solution between the United States and _____________________ over the Oregon Country. Both countries agreed to joint occupation. This meant that settlers from both countries could live there.

• Portugal

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Russia

The first Americans to live in the Oregon Country were ________________________. These men trapped beaver for their skins. Fur companies bought the skins to sell in the United States and Europe.

• fur traders

• factory workers

• plantation owners

• wealthy aristocrats

The fur trappers were called _______________________. They traded with Native Americans and many adopted Native American ways of life.

• factory workers

• miners

• plantation owners

• mountain men

For years, trappers made their living trading furs. They trapped so many beavers that there were few left. Styles began to change, too, and fewer people used fur. Mountain men had to find new ways to make a living. Some became farmers. Others used their knowledge of the region and became _________________________.

• plantation owners

• slave traders

• guides

• ship builders

Jim Bridger and ____________________ were two mountain men who became guides.

• Kit Carson

• Andrew Jackson

• William Clark

• Jim Bowie