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Manifest Destiny

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
 Monroe Doctrine 
c)
 Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
2.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
3.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They all brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They all increased the territory of the United States.
c)
They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
d)
They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico. 
4.
What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civilization Act 
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
5.
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
6.
What caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and  1852
a)
Gold was  found 
b)
Fresh water was found
c)
War with Native-Americans 
d)
farmers moved there to grow their crops 
7.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
8.
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.
9.
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
10.
What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?
a)
The Gold Rush
b)
The Gold Movement
c)
Goldilocks
d)
Gold Gathering
11.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
12.

Where did most travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?

a)
Nebraska
b)
Idaho
c)
Wyoming
d)
Missouri
13.
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
14.
“Mr. Manifest Destiny”; added more territory to the United States than any other President. 
a)
Jefferson
b)
Jackson
c)
Monroe
d)
Polk
15.

An American legend (Frontiersman, folk hero, and Congressman) who fought for Texan Independence and died at the Alamo.

a)

James K Polk

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Willliam Wallace

16.

In February 1836 a Mexican army of 5,000 troops advance on a small Texan force barricaded in which former mission?

a)

The Alamo

b)

San Antonio

c)

San Jacinto

d)

Goliad

17.

The winner of the Presidential election of 1844 who supported annexing Texas and Oregon on the basis of Manifest Destiny was who?

a)

James Polk

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Sam Houston

18.

Texas was originally part of what country?

a)

Mexico

b)

the United States

c)

it was never a part of another country, it was always independent

19.

Who is the famous Tennessee frontiersman who died in the Alamo?

a)

Davy Crockett

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Stephen Austin

20.
What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby? 
a)
Rush towns
b)
Boomtowns
c)
Cities of gold
d)
Ghost towns
21.
What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?
a)
1948
b)
1849
c)
1848
d)
1850
22.

What river was considered by the United States to be the true border between Texas and Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi

c)

Missouri

d)

Colorado

23.

What treaty ended the Mexican-American War, forcing Mexico give up half of its territory?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Adams-Onis Treaty

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Treaty of Santa Anna

24.
Which area on this map was gained by the U.S. as a direct result of the Mexican-American War?
a)
green 
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
yellow
25.

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Secession

26.

How many miles and months did Oregon trail take?

a)

1,250 miles long took 16 months to travel.

b)

3,000 miles long took 8 months to travel.

c)

2,000 miles long took 6 months to travel.

d)

4,000 miles long took 5 months to travel.

27.

Which of the following is true about the Oregon Trail?

a)

It stretched from Missouri to Oregon.

b)

It was exactly 534 miles long

c)

The journey took about two months.

d)

It would take you south

28.

What mountain range did the Oregon Trail cross?

a)

Appalachians

b)

Sierra Nevadas

c)

Green Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

29.

"American blood has been shed on American soil" was a speech used by President Polk to...

a)

to get money from Congress to buy the Louisiana territory

b)

to change the borders between Canada and the United States

c)

to get congress to declare war on Mexico

d)

to negotiate price for Florida

30.

Who was the commander of U.S. forces in Texas and led the United States forces against Mexico?

a)

John Slidell

b)

Stephen Kearney

c)

John C. Freemont

d)

Zachary Taylor

31.

Who was an entrepreneur, or business creator, in California during and after the Gold Rush?

a)
Levi Strauss
b)
Elon Musk
c)
John Sutter
d)
John Bidwell
32.
______ was when the Texans forced Santa Anna to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence
a)
Battle of San Jacinto
b)
Battle at the Alamo
c)
Battle of Goliad
d)
Battle of Bull Run
33.
__________ general, hero, and first President of independent nation of Texas
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Antonio De Lopez De Santa Anna
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Davy Crockett

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