Manifest Destiny & Western Expansion

Manifest Destiny & Western Expansion

8th Grade

22 Qs

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

With which of the following were the people known as "forty-niners” associated?

the California gold rush

the American landing at Veracruz

the controversy over California's application for statehood

the settlement of Oregon and establishment of its northern border

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the 1840s, canals advantage over railroads was that shipping by canal was -

faster.

cheaper.

more direct.

less affected by weather.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" referred to a boundary dispute between the United States and -

Spain.

Mexico.

Great Britain.

the Sauk and Fox.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The phrase manifest destiny refers to the belief that?

The US should be 2 separate nations

The US should abolish slavery

The US should expand across the entire continent

The US should trade with Mexico and Canada

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the early years of canal and railroad travel, what advantage did railroads offer?

cost

Safety

speed

comfort

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event was most responsible for creating a diverse population in California?

the gold rush

the Treaty of Fort Laramie

the invention of the steel plow

the war with Mexico

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group was forcibly relocated by means of the "Trail of Tears"?

Mexicans

Shoshone

African slaves

Cherokee

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