Ch. 13 Manifest Destiny

Which philosophy meant that the United States was meant to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific?

• Emigrant Theory

• Joint Occupation

• Manifest Destiny

• Rendezvous Philosophy

The main route that settlers took through the Rocky Mountains to Oregon was called the ....

• East Pass

• North Pass

• South Pass

• West Pass

One reason that the US claimed Oregon Country was because of

• The Lewis and Clark expedition

• The Treaty of Guadalupe

• The Whitman Massacre

• John Tylers' election

What was the last country to challenge the United States' control of Oregon?

• Russia

• Britain

• Mexico

• Spain

Jim Bridger and Kit Carson lived in the West and worked as ......

• farmers

• merchants

• missionaries

• guides

Who started the American fur Company?

• John Jacob Astor
• Jim Bridger
• Stephen F. Austin
• Jedediah Smith

Who opened the Santa Fe Trail in 1821?

• William Becknell
• James Marshall
• Joseph Smith
• Brigham Young

"Fifty-four forty or fight" refers to

• the northern border of Oregon
• the southern boundary of Texas
• the location of the gold discovery
• the western boundary of California

Florida could not become a state until which of the following happened...

• A slave state joined the Union

• A free state joined the Union

• It agreed to end slavery

• Texas Joined the Union

What happened to the Texan forces at the Alamo?

• they declared independence

• they were defeated

• they won a major victory

• they negotiated a truce