Americans Move West

What was the idea behind Manifest Destiny?

• To expand eastward

• To expand westward

• To remain in one place

• To move northward.

Who was given a grant of land in Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Moses Austin

• Joseph Smith

• Brigham Young

By what year were there about 20,000 settlers from the United States in Texas?

• 1830

• 1832

• 1840

• 1845

The first settlers to Oregon Country were fur trappers and ______.

• Farmers

• Missionaries

• Miners

• Soldiers

What was the 2,000-mile route to Oregon Country known as?

• The Mormon Trail

• The California Trail

• The Oregon Trail

• The Gold Rush Trail

Covered wagons were pulled by oxen or ______.

• Horses

• Mules

• Donkeys

• Cows

Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in which city?

• Salt Lake City

• New York

• San Francisco

• Austin

In 1846, Brigham Young led a large group of Mormons across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, which became known as the ______.

• Oregon Trail

• Mormon Trail

• California Trail

• Gold Rush Trail

By 1849, more than how many people arrived in California for the Gold Rush?

• 50,000

• 60,000

• 70,000

• 80,000

The Forty-Niners traveled by wagon or horseback on the California Trail. Some traveled by ______ to San Francisco.

• Train

• Ship

• Car

• Plane