Manifest Destiny #1

Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?

• Nebraska
• Idaho
• Wyoming
• Missouri

Which of the following might have been a motive for moving West to Oregon?

• Escaping Debt
• Religion
• Manifest Destiny
• All of the above

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

• Length of the journey
• Disease
• Weather
• All of the above

Manifest Destiny is wanting westward

• gold
• natural resources
• territorial expansion
• immigrants

Why was Oregon valuable to both the United States and Britain?

• Oil

• Fur trapping and Farmland

• Ocean scenery

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...

• He was the only person running for President

• He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

• He was a "Common Man" and people felt connected to him

• He actually didn't win, Henry Clay was the 11th President

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

• United States in 1783

• Mexican Cession

• Texas

• The Louisiana Purchase

What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

• Texas

• California

• Florida

• Oregon

When the U.S. acquired land area "A" it had reached it's goal of....

• Taking over all of Spain's Territory

• Taking over all of Mexico's Territory

• Pushing Great Britain out of North America

• Reaching the Pacific Ocean