Unit 6 Parts 4 & 5 Open Notes Quiz

Americans have an obvious right to possess lands out to the Pacific Ocean

• a. Manifest Destiny

• b. Oregon Trail

• c. Forty niners

What was the name of the group of missionaries who settled among the Cayuse in Oregon?

• a. Walters

• b. Whites

• c. Whitmans

What punishment did the Cayuse receive for killing the missionaries?

• a. They lost their land and were forced to move in Indian Territory

• b. They were put on trial and hanged

• c. They were attacked and shot by soldiers

Who created the Santa Fe Trail?

• a. Narcissa Whitman

• b. William Becknell

• c. Albert Pike

Between 1840 and 1860, how many people reached Oregon?

• a. 100,000

• b. 25,000

• c. 50,000

What religion did Mexico require settlers of Texas to observe?

• a. Catholicism

• b. Quakerism

• c. Mormonism

What was the name of one of the original American settlers in Texas?

• a. Sam Houston

• b. Stephen Austin

• c. Santa Anna

How many days did the men hold out in the Alamo?

• a. 12

• b. 14

• c. 20

Who won the Election of 1844?

• a. James K. Polk

• b. Henry Clay

• c. Abraham Lincoln

How did the U.S. first try to settle the disagreement over borders with Mexico?

• a. We offered to give Mexico the land in exchange for a trade deal

• b. We offered to exchange the disputed area for Florida

• c. We offered to buy the disputed lands with money