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Manifest Destiny/Western Expansion

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3hrs 21mins

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.
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.
3.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
4.
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.
5.
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
6.
The discovery of gold led to
a)
California statehood
b)
Polk becoming president
c)
a war with Mexico
d)
Texas statehood
7.
During which time period did most territorial expansion of the United States take place?
a)
Early 1700s
b)
Early 1800s
c)
Late 1700s
8.
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
9.
Belief that the U.S. would control North America?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Manifest Determination
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Imperialism
10.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
11.
The purchase of Louisiana
a)
was a costly mistake
b)
was opposed by western farmers
c)
doubled the size of the United States
d)
led to war with Great Britain 
12.
Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Gadsden Purchase 
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Territory
13.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
14.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
15.
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
16.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
17.
The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James K. Polk
18.
Oregon Trail 
a)
a route used during the US migration westward
b)
a person who went to California for the gold rush
c)
a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
d)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
19.
The US got Florida from
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

Which geographical consideration had the greatest influence on President Thomas Jefferson's decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

a)

Large gold reserves were located in the territory.

b)

The size of the territory would create a barrier to French influence.

c)

The Rocky Mountain region was an outlet for future population growth.

d)

Full control of the port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River would be established.

24.

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

25.

A major reason for President Thomas Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory was to...

a)

eliminate Spanish control of California

b)

take possession of all of Florida

c)

give the United States control of the Mississippi River

d)

provide access to areas east of the Appalachian Mountains

26.

1803 — Louisiana Purchase Treaty established western boundary of United States

1818 — Convention with Britain established northern boundary of Louisiana Territory

1819 — Adams-Onís Treaty granted Florida to United States

1842 — Webster-Ashburton Treaty established Maine-Canada border

1846 — Treaty of Oregon established northern boundary of Oregon Territory


The time line shows that the major way the United States gained territory in the early 19th century was through...

a)

war

b)

diplomacy

c)

executive orders

d)

arbitration

27.

In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because...

a)

white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived

b)

Native American Indians were attacking southern cities

c)

he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition

d)

he sought complete control of Texas by the United States

28.

"... I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you. I am sincerely desirous to promote your welfare. Listen to me, therefore, while I tell you that you cannot remain where you now are. Circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have but one remedy within your reach. And that is, to remove to the West and join your countrymen, who are already established there. And the sooner you do this the sooner you will commence your career of improvement and prosperity."


- President Andrew Jackson, 1835


Which group of people was President Jackson addressing?

a)

African Americans

b)

Asian Americans

c)

Mexican Americans

d)

Native American Indians

29.

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

30.

The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to...

a)

stake a claim to Mexican territory

b)

limit European influence in the Americas

c)

force the British out of the Oregon Territory

d)

establish full control over Canada

31.

The United States government is creating memorials along the Trail of Tears because it was...

a)

an important road used by settlers going to the frontier

b)

the location of injustices against many Native American Indians

c)

the site of victories by General Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812

d)

the route followed by the first transcontinental railroad

32.

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

33.
Which ocean did Lewis and Clark reach on their expedition?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
34.
Why did people travel together during the Oregon Trail?
a)
To save gas money
b)
for mutual protection
35.
This women helped guide and translate for the Lewis & Clark expedition.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Martha Washington
36.
Buying this land doubled the size of the United States.
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
Alaska
c)
Nebraska-Kansas Territory
d)
Cuba
37.
These are motivations for pioneers to move West: Cheaper living, land, gold, religious freedom, new opportunities
a)
True
b)
False
38.
These are risks of travelers moving West: Severe weather, illness, accidents/damage to wagon, chance of not making a living in the West. 
a)
True 
b)
False
39.
This president gave Lewis and Clark the specific instructions to map the land and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
George Washington
40.
Manifest Destiny is America's belief that they had the God Given right to move West no matter who or what was in the way. 
a)
True 
b)
False
41.
boomtown
a)
A town that makes loud noises.
b)
A town that sprang up near an important mining stake, rail center or cattle center.
c)
Towns built near the ocean
d)
Towns that last a long time.
42.
cholera
a)
A  yummy desert eaten on the Oregon trail
b)
A song sung around the campfire
c)
A disease that was easy to cure and few people caught
d)
A common and deadly disease that pioneera caught by drinking dirty water
43.
Continental Divide
a)
The ridge of mountains in the Western USA from which rivers flow to the east on one side and the west on the other
b)
Mountains that divide the USA in half
c)
A big canyon that cuts across the USA
d)
The way people are divided on the continent
44.
dugout
a)
A baseball location
b)
A small hole a person digs to hide in
c)
A type of soddy where pioneers dug out part of a hill, then stacked thick pieces of sod to make a front wall
d)
A hole left in the ground by the wagon tracks 
45.
flatboats
a)
boats that had flat bottoms, making it easier for pioneers to travel through shallow places in rivers.
b)
Boats the soldiers used on the Boston Harbor
c)
Boats with flat bottoms used by Native Americans for fishing in the ocean
d)
Another name for a rootbeer float
46.
forty-niners
a)
The best football team ever!
b)
Women who came for the free land grants and silver
c)
People who are 49 years old
d)
Gold seekers who moved tothe California territory
47.
jumping-off town
a)
A town from which pioneers started their long journey west
b)
A city from which pioneers started their short journey north
c)
A town where there was a great  mountain for jumping off into a cool lake
d)
A town the Native Americans built to live with the pioneers
48.
Manifest Destiny
a)
 A phrase used by leadersand politicians in the 1840's explaining the continental expansion by the US as a "mission" or national destiny
b)
A destiny for men
c)
A festival for maaking it to the west
d)
The slogan on billboards the make people move east
49.
pass
a)
Given by your teacher to leave the room
b)
A narrow valley between mountains
c)
Getting a C or better in class
d)
The way to cross over a mountain and get to the woods
50.
pioneer
a)
One of the first people to settle in a place
b)
A person who makes pies for a living
c)
A person who joins a cause last
d)
A person who stays in their hometown forever
51.
prairie  schooner
a)
A ship with a white sail
b)
Another name for a covered wagon, or Conestoga wagon
c)
Fields of green grass
d)
A fleet of ships with sail
52.
soddy
a)
a person covered in soot
b)
grass pallets used to feed animals on the trail
c)
bricks of wheat to make tree houses in the forest
d)
a shelter built by pioneers on the Great Plains with thick pieces of sod stacked like bricks
53.
These are 4 of the trails leading west
a)
Lakers, Oregon, Santa Fe and Clippers Trails
b)
Donner, Jefferson, Pioneer and California Trails
c)
Oregon, Santa Fe, California and Old Spanish Trails
d)
California, Oregon, Wagon and Oxen Trailos
54.
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
55.
Why did a family choose to go West?
a)
promise of free land and adventure
b)
to escape disease and find jobs
c)
all of the above
56.
Homestead Act 
a)
Peace Treaty with the Native Americans 
b)
Allowed Boomers and Sooners to settle
c)
Allowed Railroads to be built in the west 
d)
10$ fee for an individual to purchase land 
57.
How did railroads impact Native Americans?
a)
They helped them thrive
b)
They made them wealthy
c)
They altered their way of life and took their land
d)
They had minimal effect on them
58.
Native Americans were forced to live in 
a)
ghettos
b)
teepees
c)
farms
d)
reservations
59.
What was the immediate effect of American Indian Citizenship Act?
a)
Forced Indians into reservations
b)
granted immediate citizenship
c)
Forced them to give up tribal lands
d)
All Indians lost their citizenship
60.
America's realization of Manifest Destiny leads to the civilized conquering the frontier.
a)
Westward Expansion
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Globalization
d)
Urbanization

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