History Games - Manifest Destiny 1

The Oregon Country was in which direction from California?

• east

• north

• south

• west

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8.6B

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

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8.6B

As indicated in this quotation, what was a frequent problem that pioneers faced along the Oregon Trail?

• fatigue

• food shortages

• illness

• Native American attacks

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8.6B

Which was a reason the United States claimed the Oregon Country?

• the 1844 presidential election

• the Lewis and Clark expedition

• the Treaty of Guadalupe

• the Whitman massacre

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8.6B

Match each item with its description.

• John Quincy Adams

• lost to James Polk

• mountain man

• negotiated a treaty with Spain

• Narcissa Whitman

• fur trapper

• Henry Clay

• missionary

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8.6B