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WorksheetsManifest Destiny Unit Test
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 10mins
The era of Manifest Destiny is best characterized by what?
Civil War
Westward Expansion
Colonization
Establishing a new government
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
a plan to acquire Oregon from Great Britain
a plan to extract gold in California
a plan to gradually abolish slavery
a plan to establish territories and create states
Westward Expansion took place mainly during the...
early 1800's
mid 1700's
late 1600's
early 1900's
What treaty ended the War with Mexico?
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
Treaty of Ghent
Adams-Onis Treaty
What political reason did John O'Sullivan give for Manifest Destiny?
gained wealth
spreading Christianity
spreading democracy
starting a new life
What population was required to fulfill the Northwest Ordinance?
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
What year did the U.S. purchase Louisiana?
1607
1803
1776
1787
James K. Polk wanted to annex California because he thought it would bring what?
more slave states
great riches
more free states
a place to relocate Native Americans
How did Americans show that they believed in Manifest Destiny?
they took jobs in factories
they moved west to start a new life
women started demanding the right to vote
they relocated the Native Americans to the West
How did President Polk contribute to the outbreak of war with Mexico?
he sent troops to patrol the disputed border
he sent troops to the capital of Mexico to attack them
he encouraged Texans to attack Mexico
he launched artillery over the border
What land was gained after the War with Mexico?
The Louisiana Territory
Florida
The Mexican Cession
Oregon
Where was most of the territory acquired by the U.S. during the era of Manifest Destiny?
the West Coast
along the Canadian border
West of the Mississippi River
East of the Mississippi River
What modern day states can be found in the Louisiana Purchase?
Kansas and Nebraska
New Mexico and California
New Mexico and Louisiana
Utah and Oregon
Why was California eligible for statehood so quickly?
Native Americans gained citizenship
Mexico lost control of it when they lost the war
they built the transcontinental railroad
population boom related to the California gold rush
Where did the Mormons settle in the West?
Portland Oregon
San Francisco California
Salt Lake City Utah
Sante Fe New Mexico
What made it easier for people to explore Oregon and Louisiana?
a transcontinental railroad
less opposition from Native American tribes
a system of navigable rivers
better wagons
Why did the U.S. want to annex both Oregon and Texas?
to provoke Mexico into war
to limit the power of Great Britain in North America
to open up trade routes
to keep a balance between slave states and free states
Why did many European immigrants come to America?
escape religious persecution
to gain political power
to acquire cheap land
to look for gold
Why did the Mormons move West?
to escape religious persecution
to gain political power
to search for gold
to obtain cheap land
What ethnic group went to California to find natural resources?
Mexicans
Irish
Chinese
English
Why did many Irish immigrants leave Europe?
to seek religious freedom
to gain political power
to flee an agricultural disease spreading across Irish farms
to work on building the railroads
How did Sacagawea help on the Lewis & Clark expedition?
she was their translator and guide
she helped finance the expedition
she gave medical care to the men
she kept a journal and wrote newspaper articles
Identify #6 on the map
Texas
Oregon
Mexican Cession
Louisiana Territory
Identify #4 on the map
The Louisiana Treaty
Treaty of Paris 1783
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Identify #3 on the map
Treaty of Paris 1783
Louisiana Territory
Oregon
Mexican Cession
Identify #7 on the map
Oregon
Original 13 Colonies
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession
Identify #1 on the map
Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
Original 13 Colonies
Gadsden Purchase
Identify #8 on the map
Gadsden Purchase
Texas Annexation
Oregon
Adams-Onis Treaty
Identify #2 on the map
Original 13 Colonies
Louisiana Purchase
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Paris 1783
Identify #3 on the map
Texas Annexation
Louisiana Territory
Oregon Territory
Gadsden Purchase
Identify #5 on the map
Oregon Terriotory
Texas Annexation
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Paris 1783
