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WorksheetsManifest Destiny Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who were townspeople who took justice into their own hands?
Tejanos
vigilantes
Anglos
Mormons
Who was elected president in 1844?
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Moses Austin
Stephan Kearney
Who were people of Mexican heritage who consider Texas their home?
Anglos
Vigilantes
Tejanos
Mormans
What were U.S. settlers in Texas referred to as?
Tejanos
Mormons
Vigilantes
Anglos
Original group of people that Austin brought to Texas
Old Three Hundred
Mormons
Anglos
Vigilantes
Who was the Missouri business man that received land along the Brazos River?
Moses Austin
Sam Houston
James K. Polk
John C. Fremont
Idea that Americans had the God given right to settle all land from the Atlantic to Pacific.
Moving West
Spoils System
Indian Removal Act
Manifest Destiny
Cause of a population boom in California in the late 40's?
Gold Rush
Mormon
Westward Expansion
Indian Removal Act
What was NOT a requirement to receive land from the Mexican Government?
Settlers had to pledge allegiance to Mexico.
Settlers had to pay Mexican Taxes
Settlers had to become citizens of Mexico and obey their laws.
Settlers had to become Roman Catholic.
What was the name of the miners who rushed to California looking for gold?
29ers
39ers
49ers
59ers
Which of the following groups came to California looking for gold?
African Americans
Chinese
Native Americans
both a and b
Who led a revolt to take over California?
John C Fremont
James K. Polk
Kathy Pattillo
Winfield Scott
What river did Texas consider their southern border?
Colorado
Nueces
American
Rio Grande
Who was the leader of the Mexican Government in 1833?
Sam Houston
Stephen Austin
Santa Anna
Andrew Jackson
Less than 200 Texan soldiers were able to hold out against the Mexican army at
the Battle of the Alamo
the Battle of San Jacinto
the Battle of Gonzales
the Battle of Goliad
Why didn't Presidents Jackson and Van Buren not want to add Texas as a state?
Adding Texas would cause additional conflict between the U.S. and Mexico.
Adding Texas would upset the balance of slave versus free states in Congress.
Adding Texas would disrupt the transportation of goods and people on the Mississippi River.
None of the above; both presidents wanted to add Texas.
What American leader defeated Mexican forces and captured important targets in northern Mexico?
John Fremont
Stephen Kearney
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
What present day states were given to the U.S. as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Wyoming
Oregon
Utah
California
Texas
What present day states were given to the U.S. as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Missouri
Mexican cession was legally outlined in which of the following documents?
Missouri Compromise
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Mexican Cession
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Mexican-American War and the ultimate Mexican cession was a great success for the United States. However, which of the following events would transpire as a result of the newly acquired western territory?
American Civil War
War with Spain over territorial rights to the western lands
Collapse of the Democratic Party
Another Mexican-American War
___was put in charge of the army of Texas.
Santa Anna
William Travis
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
Which of the following are the correct statistics of the Battle of San Jacinto?
The battle lasted only 18 minutes. More than 600 Mexicans died. Only 9 Texans were killed.
None of the statistics are accurate.
The battle lasted only 18 minutes. Only 9 Mexicans died. More than 600 Texans were killed.
The battle lasted only 9 minutes. More than 600 Mexicans died. Only 9 Texans were killed.
Santa Anna's forces were surprised and defeated at the Battle of _____
Goliad
San Jacinto
Alamo
Gonzales
The _____ had two parts: 1. Slavery would be banned in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 degree parallel line, and 2. Missouri would enter the U.S. as a slave state with Maine entering as a free state.
Maine Compromise
Adams-Onis Treaty
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Treaty
Maine Treaty
What act caused the Trail of Tears, the forced relocation to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) of the Cherokee Native Americans where over 7,000 died from hunger, disease, and exposure to the weather?
the 1830 Indian Removal Act
the 1830 Indian Replacement Act
the 1830 Indian Relocation Act
none of the answers
During what era (decade) would Americans expand western stretching the U.S. from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
1820's
1830's
1840's
1850's
What were the three areas to which Americans were expanding westward?
Texas
Oregon
California
All of these are correct.
What animal in the Oregon Territory was in high demand for its fur?
white tail deer
grizzly bear
rabbit
beaver
Why was there so much popular support for expansionism?
Because it offered people a second chance with new opportunities in business and cheap land.
Because it was important to secure ports on the East Coast to ensure trade with Europe continued.
Because many saw it as an issue of national security due to the potential threat from France.
Because many believed it would help end slavery in the United States.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Oregon Trail?
It started off as a road built by the government.
It was formed after the 1818 Rush-Bagot Treaty.
It was over 2000 miles long.
It caused the displacement of thousands of Native Americans.
"Sectionalism" was the social, economic, and politically differences between the North, South, and West sections of the U.S.
False
True
For what reasons would Americans make this potentially fatal move westward?
for adventure
to search for wealth
a new way of life
population explosion on the east coast
All of these are correct.
