Ch. 13 Review: Manifest Destiny

What important expedition did the United States say gave it the right to claim the Oregon Territory?

• Ford Expedition

• Hudson Expedition

• Lewis and Clark Expedition

• Pike Expedition

Which of the following was NOT a mountain man:

• Jim Bridger

• James K. Polk

• Kit Carson

• Jedediah Smith

What job did mountain men often take up after over trapping and fashion changes led to a downturn in the fur business?

• sailors

• guides

• farmers

• politicians

Which of the following people was a missionary killed by Native Americans for unknowingly bringing disease to them.

• Narcissa Whitman

• John Jacob Astor

• Jim Bridger

• Jedediah Smith

Near what city did both the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails start?

• Clarksville, Indiana

• Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory

• Astoria, Oregon Territory

• Independence, Missouri

In what business did John Jacob Astor make a killing in the early 1800s?

• gold mining

• fur trade

• surveying

• fishing

Which president is most associated with the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• James K. Polk

• William Henry Harrison

What is the idea that the United States was clearly destined by God to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean?

• Manufactured Destiny

• Manifest Destiny

• Shared Destiny

• Divine Gateway

Which candidate did James K. Polk beat in the 1844 election?

• William Henry Harrison

• John Tyler

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

What country transferred Florida to the United States in 1821?

• France

• Spain

• Britain

• Mexico