Chapter 10 Study Guide

Capturing Mexico City was the final step in defeating Mexico under the presidency of which U.S. president?

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

James K. Polk strongly supported ______ to win the 1844 presidential election.

• abolition of slavery

• Manifest Destiny

• women's suffrage

• industrialization

After winning independence from Mexico, Sam Houston was selected for which position?

• Governor of Texas

• President of the Republic of Texas

• Senator of Texas

• Secretary of State

Joint occupation allowed people from which two countries to settle in Oregon Country?

• United States and Canada

• United States and Mexico

• United States and Great Britain

• United States and France

The belief that property should be held in common was a basic belief of what leader?

• Joseph Smith

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

What group of people were referred to by the term “mountain men”?

• A group of explorers and trappers in the Oregon Country during the early 19th century

• A group of miners during the California Gold Rush

• A group of Native American tribes in the Rocky Mountains

• A group of settlers in the Appalachian Mountains

The Oregon Trail is best defined as:

• a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon

• a modern highway in Oregon

• a famous hiking trail in the Appalachian Mountains

• a river in Oregon

The term given to the idea that the U.S. had a special purpose set by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean is known as:

• Manifest Destiny

• American Dream

• Westward Expansion

• Divine Right

In what state did the discovery of gold nearly double its supply in the world?

• California

• Nevada

• Alaska

• Colorado

Mormons moving to Utah made up the largest single ______________________ in American history?

• migration

• expedition

• settlement

• journey