Manifest Destiny

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
•  Monroe Doctrine 
•  Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Civilization Act 
• Manifest Destiny Act
• Indian Territory Act

Led the Mexican Army in both Texas conflict and War with Mexico.

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Mariano Arista

• Gregorio Ruiz

• Manuel Castrillion

Which of these diseases was not a problem on the Oregon Trail?

• Typhoid

• Tuberculosis

• Cholera

• Dysentery

How many miles did they typically travel a day?

• 5-10 miles

• 10-20 miles

• 25-50 miles

• 50-100 miles

Which of these reasons wasn't an important reason for choosing when to leave on the Oregon Trail?

• If you left too early, the oxen would have no grass to eat

• If you left too late, you wouldn't cross the mountains by winter

• During the rainy season, the wagon would travel slowly

• If you were in Colorado in summer you could eat watermelons

How many people took the Oregon Trail?

• 50,000 - 100,000

• 300,000 - 400,000

• 500,000 - 1,000,000

• 5,000,000+

What were TWO ways that people traveled to the west coast? (Pick Both)

• Train

• Sail Boat

• Oregon Trail

• Hot Air Balloon

• Utah Land Bridge

What reporter was credited with creating the name Manifest Destiny?

• James Mulcahey

• Fahey Flynn

• John O'Sullivan

• Tim Weigel

Who did the Americans believed gave them the right to settle the entire continent taking land from Mexico and Native Americans?

• God

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Chief Joseph