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Chapter 7 Review - Manifest Destiny

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
2.
Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession in?
a)
Northeastern U.S.
b)
Southeastern U.S.
c)
Northwestern U.S.
d)
Southwestern U.S.
3.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
4.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
5.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
6.
Where was most of the territory the United States acquired during the era of Westward Expansion?
a)
West of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River
b)
West of the Mississippi River
c)
Along the Canadian border with the United States
7.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
8.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
9.
Belief that the U.S. would control North America?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Manifest Determination
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Imperialism
10.
What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of San Jacinto
c)
Treaty of Mesa Verde
d)
Treaty of Alama Gordo
11.
Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?
a)
Divine Nature
b)
Survival of the Fittest
c)
Universal Expansion
d)
Manifest Destiny
12.
The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James K. Polk
13.

By the 1840's, travelers moving in wagon trains along the trails to the West were known as what?

a)

mountain men

b)

squatters

c)

Tejanos

d)

overlanders

14.

Under the National Colonization Act, Mexico gave large grants of Texas land to whom?

a)

empresarios

b)

mestizos

c)

Tejanos

d)

vaqueros

15.

Which group left the United States to establish a settlement in the West they called Deseret?

a)

empresarios

b)

Mormons

c)

mountain men

d)

Seminoles

16.

In the early 1800s, California society was dominated by which group?

a)

vaqueros

b)

mestizos

c)

empresarios

d)

rancheros

17.

In 1821 William Becknell arrived in New Mexico and opened up trade by doing which of the following?

a)

starting the first American department store

b)

establishing the Santa Fe Trail

c)

leading a revolt against Mexico

d)

building a railroad line from Missouri

18.

What was the result of the Battle of San Jacinto? )

a)

The Cherokee were forced to leave the Southeast.

b)

California became an independent republic.

c)

The Mormons were forced to leave Ohio.

d)

Texas became an independent republic.

19.

As part of his platform in the 1844 presidential election, James K. Polk promised to do which of the following?

a)

create a large, standing army

b)

extend American power around the world

c)

annex Texas and Oregon

d)

remove all Native Americans from the Midwest

20.

The war with Mexico was officially ended by which of the following events?

a)

the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

the signing of the Oregon Treaty

c)

the establishment of the Bear Flag Republic

d)

the annexation of Texas

21.

Which of the following states now include territory acquired as a result of the war with Mexico? (page 279)

a)

Montana and Idaho

b)

Oregon and Washington

c)

Texas and Oklahoma

d)

California and Nevada

22.

What did the saying "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" refer to?

a)

the war with Mexico over boundary disputes at the Rio Grande

b)

the large number of Americans seeking farmland in California

c)

the annexation of Texas and the battle at the Alamo

d)

the area of land Polk supporters wanted in Oregon

23.

Who was Brigham Young?

a)

a squatter

b)

a mountain man

c)

a leader of the Mormons

d)

an overlander

24.

Whom did Texans choose to lead them in the rebellion against Mexico?

a)

James K. Polk

b)

William B. Travis

c)

General Santa Anna

d)

Sam Houston

25.
What Mexican general battled Americans at the Alamo
a)
Santa De Anna
b)
Manta De Anna
c)
Sam Houston 
d)
General Jeheebus
26.

What trail had religious affiliation

a)

Oregon trail

b)

Mormon trail

c)

Sante Fe Trail

d)

Trail of Tears

27.

What was the disputed border between America and Mexico

a)

El Pollo Loco

b)

The Mormon trail

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Venti Cappuccino

28.

During the 1840s, supporters of Manifest Destiny favored...

a)

closing the frontier to settlement

b)

ending the American System

c)

acquiring Texas and California

d)

ceding the Oregon territory to Russia

29.

The Homestead Act (1862) encouraged the settlement of the West because it provided...

a)

forty acres of land and a mule to formerly enslaved persons

b)

land to people who would live on it for at least five years

c)

mining claims for prospectors seeking gold and silver

d)

land to companies to build transcontinental railroads

30.

Which point of view is being conveyed by the artist?

a)

praise for Manifest Destiny

b)

opposition to the end of slavery

c)

opposition to the purchase of Alaska

d)

encouragement of industrial development

31.

The Homestead Act and grants of land to railroads were used to...

a)

raise money to finance the federal government

b)

limit the influence of monopolies and trusts

c)

support the development of state universities

d)

encourage settlement of the West

32.
By the 1840's many Americans believed that the U S was meant to expand across the continent to the ___________and that nothing could stop this growth from taking place.
a)
California coast
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Columbia River
33.
By the 1840's many Americans believed that the U S was meant to expand across the continent to the ___________and that nothing could stop this growth from taking place.
a)
California coast
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Columbia River
34.
Most supporters of the expansion of the U S ignored the fact that thousands of _______________ and Mexicans had been living in the West for centuries.
a)
Indians
b)
Tejanos
c)
Hispanics
d)
Germans
35.
President John Tyler believed that the annexation of ______________ would help the South by adding another slave state to the nation.
a)
Texas
b)
Alaska
c)
Louisiana
d)
Hawaii
36.
Texas, whose annexation by the U S  angered the ________________ government became a U S state in December 1845.
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
Mexican
d)
British
37.
Mexico rejected the Texas and U.S. claim that the Rio Grande marked the southern border or Texas and instead claimed that the real border lay along the _______________ River, many miles to the north.
a)
Red
b)
Nueces
c)
Platte
d)
Texas
38.
After Mexican soldiers attacked a group of U.S. soldiers at the Rio Grande, President ________________ urged Congress to declare war on Mexico. 
a)
John Tyler
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
James Polk
d)
John  C. Calhoun
39.

Mormons moved from Nauvoo, Il in the early 1830s in order to

a)

obey the Book of Mormon

b)

prosper in the fur trade

c)

seek out religious freedom

d)

gold

40.
President Jackson refused to annex Texas at first because doing so would have
a)
upset the balance between free and slave states.
b)
admitted to the British that western expansion had ended.
c)
gone against the wishes of Congress.
41.

The development of which tool by both Jethro Wood and John Deere aided settlers prepare land for farming?

a)

ax handle

b)

barbed wire

c)

plow blade

d)

mechanical reaper

42.
Who was the father of the Democratic Party?
a)
John Adams
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
43.
Andrew Jackson rewarded his political supporters with public office. This was known as:
a)
The Reward System
b)
Do good, get good.
c)
The American System
d)
The Spoils System
44.
The name of the Supreme Court Case where the Cherokee people sued the state of Georgia to attempt to keep their land:
a)
Worchester v. Georgia
b)
Braves v. Mets
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Cherokee v. Jackson
45.
The treaty that ceded Mexican lands (California & New Mexico) to the United States:
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
The other Treaty of Paris
46.
The Federal Government's forced relocation of Native Americans was known as:
a)
The Oregon Trail
b)
The Santa Fe Trail
c)
The Indian Trail
d)
The Trail of Tears
47.
The idea that Americans should seek expansion "from sea to shining sea" is known as:
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Communist Manifesto
c)
Destiny's Child
d)
Destination Beautiful
48.
The Annexation of which state led in part to the US-Mexican War?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Oregon
d)
New Mexico
49.
Thousands of Irish immigrants flocked to America due to a shortage of:
a)
Potatoes
b)
Rice
c)
Eggs
d)
Takis
50.
Which group travelled West on a large migration to escape persecution in Missouri and Illinois?
a)
The Quakers
b)
Chinese Immigrants
c)
Italian Americans
d)
The Mormons
51.
Chinese Immigrants were drawn to the American West for which reason?
a)
Economic Opportunity
b)
To Sight-see
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
They were runaway slaves
52.
In Worcester v. Georgia, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that:
a)
The Cherokees must cede their land to the U.S.
b)
The Cherokees had to trade their land for clothing
c)
The Cherokees could keep their land
d)
The Cherokees must travel the trail of tears
53.

President most associated with Manifest Destiny

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

James K Polk

d)

Andrew Jackson

54.

Which territory was not a destination of western seeking Americans?

a)

Utah

b)

Arkansas

c)

California

d)

Oregon

55.

He led the US troops who were fired upon to start the Mexican-American War

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Stephen F Austin

d)

James K Polk

56.

What happened at Sutter's Mill?

a)

The Mexicans defeated Sam Houston's Army

b)

Telegraph wires finally connected east to west

c)

James K Polk was assassiinated

d)

Gold was discovered

57.

Where would you most likely find an empresario?

a)

California

b)

Utah

c)

Texas

d)

Virginia

58.

Which event happened LAST?

a)

The Mexican Army defeats Texas rebels at the Alamo

b)

James K Polk is elected President

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed?

d)

California is admitted as the 31st state

59.

What country was targeted with the "fifty-four, forty, or fight" campaign slogan?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

France

d)

Britain

60.

Someone who went west to start a business such as a hotel in San Francisco in the hopes of making money would be

a)

an entrepreneur

b)

an empresario

c)

a tejano

d)

a mormon

61.

What happened to Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon church?

a)

He died after leading his followers to Utah

b)

He and his brother were killed by a mob in illinois

c)

He was killed by one of his jealous wives

d)

He left the Mormon church and converted to Catholicism

62.

What did the Texas revolutionaries do after the Battle of the Alamo?

a)

Asked for James K Polk to send troops to help them

b)

Drafted a Declaration of Independence

c)

Signed the Treaty of Austin which gave parts of Texas back to Mexico

d)

Left Texas and settled in California

63.

Who was the leader of Mexico during the Texas Revolution?

a)

Santa Claus

b)

Santa Anita

c)

Santa Anna

d)

Santa Louis

64.

What is polygamy?

a)

When someone has too much money

b)

When a man has more than one wife

c)

A type of tool used to mine gold

d)

A weapon used during the Mexican-American War

65.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of westward expansion?

a)

Territorial gains by the United States

b)

Improved communication from the east to the west

c)

The British were able to regain land from the United States

d)

The Native Americans would face hardship and displacement again

66.

Who built the Alamo

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

The United States

d)

No one, it was a natural formation

67.

Which of these do not go together?

a)

Brigham Young/Mormon Trail

b)

Sam Houston/Forty Niners

c)

Zachary Taylor/Rio Grande

d)

Farmers/Oregon Trail

68.

Who were the Forty-Niners?

a)

Texas volunteer army that fought in the revolution

b)

religious refugees who trekked to Utah to escape persecution

c)

people who rushed to California in hopes of striking it rich

d)

People who opposed the "fifty-four, forty, or fight" stance by Polk

69.

What happened to Stephen F Austin when he traveled to Mexico to seek a diplomatic solution to growing tensions in Texas?

a)

He was sent home and told to leave Texas

b)

He was killed by Mexican authorities

c)

He was warmly greeted and negotiated the Treaty of Velasco

d)

He was thrown into jail and held for 8 months

70.

Which event happened FIRST?

a)

Mexico gains independence from Spain

b)

James K Polk orders Zachary Taylor and his troops to the Rio Grande

c)

Texas is annexed by the United States

d)

The Treaty of Velasco is signed

71.

What is a mission?

a)

A fort

b)

A religious building

c)

A place where gold is stored

d)

A building where weapons are kept

72.

What did President Polk do immediately after Mexican troops fired on and killed 11 US soldiers?

a)

He asked Congress for a declaration of war against Mexico

b)

He resigned and let Zachary Taylor become President

c)

He asked the British for help against the Mexicans

d)

He had Taylor and his troops to retreat back to the Nueces River

73.
The U.S. acquired all its territory peacefully from countries that wanted to sell land. 
a)
True
b)
False
74.
"Manifest Destiny" is a phrase that comes from the United States Constitution. 
a)
True
b)
False
75.
"Manifest" means "many festivals". 
a)
True
b)
False
76.
People who supported manifest destiny generally believed the American way of life was superior to all others. 
a)
True
b)
False
77.
In the 1840s, most Americans thought it would be greedy to expand across the whole continent. 
a)
True
b)
False
78.
Mexico gave up a large part of its territory to the U.S. 
a)
True
b)
False
79.
The issue of manifest destiny disappeared after the 1840s.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
Many American settlers saw Native Americans as similar to wild animals. 
a)
True
b)
False

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