WESTWARD EXPANSION

Which nations initially claimed Oregon Country as their own (other than Native Americans)?

• Britain, Spain, and the U.S.

• Spain and the U.S.

• Britain, Spain, Russia, and the U.S.

Which of these nations refused to make a deal with the U.S. to forfeit their claim to the Oregon country?

• Russia

• Britain

• Spain

What did the Mountain Men who lived in the west initially do to make a living?

• They forged trails for settlers

• They trapped beavers for their skins

• They wrote books instructed people in how to survive out west

Once trapping no longer supported their way of life, what did Mountain Men do?

• They wrote survival manuals for settlers traveling west

• They became guides and carved out trails for settlers moving west

Which was the most popular trail that led settlers west?

• The Santa Fe Trail

• The Mormon Trail

• The Oregon Trail

What was an unintended consequence of missionaries moving to Oregon in 1836?

• They didn't prepare and starved to death.

• They brought diseases to the indigenous people that lived there

• They lost hope and their children turned away from religion

Why were covered wagons called "prairie schooners"?

• From a distance, they looked like ships at sea

• They resembled kites blowing on the wind

• They looked like blankets being hung up to dry

Which is true about the trip on the OREGON trail? Choose ALL that apply.

• It was a long and difficult journey.

• Many people got sick or died along the way.

• Settlers were leaving the life they knew in the US. for unknown opportunities.

• Settlers managed to follow the trail fairly easily.

What did Polk's slogan, "fifty-four forty or fight" mean?

• He wanted the British to accept this as a border (degrees latitude) in Oregon

• He wanted to extend the railroad 5,440 miles west

After Mexico became a country, what territory did it control?

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• Texas