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WorksheetsManifest Destiny
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
President most associated with Manifest Destiny
Henry Clay
Zachary Taylor
James K Polk
Andrew Jackson
Which territory was not a destination of western seeking Americans?
Utah
Arkansas
California
Oregon
He led the US troops who were fired upon to start the Mexican-American War
Sam Houston
Zachary Taylor
Stephen F Austin
James K Polk
What happened at Sutter's Mill?
The Mexicans defeated Sam Houston's Army
Telegraph wires finally connected east to west
James K Polk was assassiinated
Gold was discovered
Where would you most likely find an empresario?
California
Utah
Texas
Virginia
Which event happened LAST?
The Mexican Army defeats Texas rebels at the Alamo
James K Polk is elected President
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed?
California is admitted as the 31st state
What country was targeted with the "fifty-four, forty, or fight" campaign slogan?
Spain
Mexico
France
Britain
Someone who went west to start a business such as a hotel in San Francisco in the hopes of making money would be
an entrepreneur
an empresario
a tejano
a mormon
What happened to Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon church?
He died after leading his followers to Utah
He and his brother were killed by a mob in illinois
He was killed by one of his jealous wives
He left the Mormon church and converted to Catholicism
What did the Texas revolutionaries do after the Battle of the Alamo?
Asked for James K Polk to send troops to help them
Drafted a Declaration of Independence
Signed the Treaty of Austin which gave parts of Texas back to Mexico
Left Texas and settled in California
Who was the leader of Mexico during the Texas Revolution?
Santa Claus
Santa Anita
Santa Anna
Santa Louis
What is polygamy?
When someone has too much money
When a man has more than one wife
A type of tool used to mine gold
A weapon used during the Mexican-American War
Which of the following was NOT an effect of westward expansion?
Territorial gains by the United States
Improved communication from the east to the west
The British were able to regain land from the United States
The Native Americans would face hardship and displacement again
Who built the Alamo
Spain
Mexico
The United States
No one, it was a natural formation
Which of these do not go together?
Brigham Young/Mormon Trail
Sam Houston/Forty Niners
Zachary Taylor/Rio Grande
Farmers/Oregon Trail
Who were the Forty-Niners?
Texas volunteer army that fought in the revolution
religious refugees who trekked to Utah to escape persecution
people who rushed to California in hopes of striking it rich
People who opposed the "fifty-four, forty, or fight" stance by Polk
What happened to Stephen F Austin when he traveled to Mexico to seek a diplomatic solution to growing tensions in Texas?
He was sent home and told to leave Texas
He was killed by Mexican authorities
He was warmly greeted and negotiated the Treaty of Velasco
He was thrown into jail and held for 8 months
Which event happened FIRST?
Mexico gains independence from Spain
James K Polk orders Zachary Taylor and his troops to the Rio Grande
Texas is annexed by the United States
The Treaty of Velasco is signed
What is a mission?
A fort
A religious building
A place where gold is stored
A building where weapons are kept
What did President Polk do immediately after Mexican troops fired on and killed 11 US soldiers?
He asked Congress for a declaration of war against Mexico
He resigned and let Zachary Taylor become President
He asked the British for help against the Mexicans
He had Taylor and his troops to retreat back to the Nueces River
