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Manifest Destiny Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Utah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?
a)
Mormons
b)
Christians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mountain men and fur trappers
2.

U.S. citizens believed it was their God-Given fate to travel westward, which they titled what?

a)

American Expansion

b)

Westward Ho!

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

The gold rush

3.
Who was Brigham Young?
a)
started the Mormon church
b)
leader of the Mormon, brought Mormons to Utah
c)
a Spanish missionary
d)
mountain man
4.

Who was the founder of the Mormon Religion

a)

Brigham Young

b)

Joseph Smith

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Stephen Austin

5.

True or False: 4 different countries claimed the Oregon territory

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What vocab term describes someone who takes the law into their own hand?

a)

Ranchero

b)

Rancho

c)

Tejano

d)

Vigilante

7.

What state did the Mormons finally find a safe place to live?

a)

Utah

b)

Oregon

c)

Califonia

d)

New York

8.

True or False: The Cayuse tribe killed the Whitman family, after the family accidentally gave the tribe measles.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What slogan related to Americas conflict with Great Britain over the Oregon territory

a)

Remember the Alamo

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

54-40 or fight

d)

Tippecanoe and Tyler too

10.

The goal of Manifest Destiny was for America to gain access to?

a)

California gold

b)

Texas' oil

c)

The Pacific Ocean

d)

The Mississippi River

11.

Which river did the United States say the border with Mexico should be?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Nueces River

c)

Guadalupe River

d)

Sabine River

12.

What ended the Mexican American war?

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidlago

c)

Mexican American peace agreement

d)

The Olive Branch treaty

13.

Florida was allowed to become a slave state when ________ became a free state.

a)

California

b)

Utah

c)

Ohio

d)

Iowa

14.

The Mormons practice of Polygamy was a major issue for many Americans

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Joint Occupation allowed both American and Spanish citizens to settle in the Oregon territory

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Early on, mountain men commonly found work as _______.

a)

Trappers

b)

Merchants

c)

Hunters

d)

Guides

17.

Mexico was one of the 4 countries that had a claim on the Oregon territory

a)

True

b)

False

18.

After exhausting the beaver supply in Oregon Country, many mountain men found work as guides.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What state did the Oregon trail start in?

a)

Florida

b)

New York

c)

Mississippi

d)

Missouri

20.

What did Americans who moved into Mexican Texas bring with them?

a)

Their customs

b)

The practice of slavery

c)

Their Religion

d)

All of the above

21.

Who was the Mexican president during the Mexican American War?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen Austin

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

22.

What happened at the Alamo?

a)

The Mexicans killed all the Texans

b)

The Texans killed all the Mexicans

c)

The Americans killed each other

d)

The Mexicans killed each other

23.

Which term does NOT relate to the "Great Migration" to Oregon?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Cayuse

c)

Emigrant

d)

Prairie Schooner

24.

What term means a Mexican living in Texas?

a)

Annex

b)

Californios

c)

Tejano

d)

Emmigrant

25.

Which state was not won from Mexico?

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Florida

d)

Colorado

26.

During the gold rush, where did people come from who were looking for gold?

a)

America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

All of the above

27.

When did California become a state

a)

1848

b)

1849

c)

1850

d)

1851