Early America Expansion Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the group of pioneers who got stuck in the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1846?
The Pioneer Party
The Oregon Trail Group
The Sierra Settlers
The Donner Party
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many people out of the original 87 survived the ordeal in the Sierra Nevada mountains?
38
58
48
68
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the term used to describe the belief of early Americans in their God-given right to expand from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast?
Manifest Destiny
Territorial Ambition
Divine Expansion
God's Will
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who did President Thomas Jefferson appoint to explore the Louisiana Territory in 1804?
Zebulon Pike
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Sam Houston
Andrew Jackson
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the treaty that divided the land between the United States and Britain in the Oregon Country?
Northwest Boundary Treaty
Oregon Division Treaty
Rush Bagot Treaty
Pacific Ownership Agreement
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which state was admitted as a free state to maintain the balance between free and slave states after Texas joined the Union as a slave state?
California
Texas
Iowa
New Mexico
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the war between the United States and Mexico that resulted in the Mexican Cession?
Mexican-American War
Texas Revolution
Alamo Conflict
Santa Anna Battle
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