Manifest Destiny continued

Manifest Destiny continued

9th - 12th Grade

8 Qs

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Manifest Destiny continued

Manifest Destiny continued

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.11-12.5, RI.8.1

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Manifest Destiny?

A religious movement in the 19th-century United States
A political ideology in the 19th-century United States
A belief in the 19th-century United States that it was the destiny of the country to expand its territory across the North American continent.
A military strategy in the 19th-century United States

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why were the Gold Rushers called 49ers?

Because they arrived in 1949 during the California Gold Rush.
Because they found 49 ounces of gold during the California Gold Rush.
Because they arrived in 1849 during the California Gold Rush.
Because they were 49 years old when they arrived during the California Gold Rush.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the Homestead Act encourage Americans to move west?

By guaranteeing jobs in the west
By providing financial incentives to settlers
By establishing free transportation to the west
By offering free land to settlers

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the Homestead Act?

A law that prohibited settlers from owning land
A law that provided 160 acres of public land to settlers
A law that provided 10 acres of public land to settlers
A law that granted land to Native Americans

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the major form of transportation that helped Americans move west?

wagon trains
hot air balloons
steamboats
horse-drawn carriages

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

A land deal between the United States and France in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
A trade agreement between the United States and Mexico in which the U.S. acquired access to the Gulf of Mexico.
A military campaign by the United States to conquer the Louisiana Territory from France.
A treaty between the United States and Spain in which the U.S. acquired Florida for $5 million.

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the ways that people stayed in touch from across the country? Choose all answers that are correct:

Pony Express

Telegraph

Butterfield Trail

Oregon Trail

emails

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the Gold Rush?

A period of time in the mid-1800s when a large number of people migrated to California in search of gold after it was discovered there.
A period of time when people migrated to California in search of silver
A period of time when people migrated to California in search of diamonds
A period of time when people migrated to California in search of oil

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9