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S.S ch. 8-12

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the right Americans felt to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

War Hawk

b)

The gold rush

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Moving Destiny

e)

Moon over Manifest

2.

What is the name of the treaty that determines the United States and England agreed to split the Oregon Territory at the 49th parell?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Oregon Treaty

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

Treaty of Hidalgo Guadalupe

3.

Who was a topographical engineer and they added lines of latitude and longitude to the map using the stars?

a)

John Fremont

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Richard Henry Dana

d)

James Polk

4.

What is the name of the place were Texan and America rebels hid and eventually got killed in?

a)

The Vaquero

b)

The Prestido

c)

The Mission house

d)

The Alamo

5.

Who became President of the Republic of Texas?

a)

John Fremont

b)

Sam Houston

c)

George Washington

d)

James Polk

6.

Texas was independent from ___ to ___.

a)

1836; 1845

b)

1820; 1845

c)

1838;1855

d)

1869; 1900

7.

President Polk was Considered a _____ because of favor for war.

a)

violent person

b)

War starter

c)

Vaquero

d)

War Hawk

8.

The treaty of Guadulpe Hidalgo...

a)

...decides how the California land is split between Mexico and America

b)

...officially ends the war

c)

...officially starts the war

d)

...decides that the Texas-Mexico border is set at the Rio Grande River

9.

Gold was discovered on who's land?

a)

Richard Henry Dana

b)

John Fremont

c)

John Sutter

d)

Sam Houston

10.

Who became the most rich during the Gold Rush?

a)

Gold Miners

b)

Gold Miners who hit jackpot

c)

Store Keepers

d)

Prospectors