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Manifest Destiny

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wanted to know the exact spot that Taylor's forces were fired upon?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

James K. Polk

2.

With the Adam's-Onis Treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the U.S., but how did the treaty impact the claim on the Oregon Territory?

a)

Spain set their Western Border at the Rocky Mountains

b)

Spain declared the U.S. had to stay out of the Oregon Territory

c)

Spain set their Northern Border and gave up claim to the Oregon Territory

d)

Spain declared war on the British over control of the Oregon Territory

3.

Which parallel divided the Oregon Territory in an agreement between Britain and the U.S. in 1846?

a)

42 N

b)

49 N

c)

50 N

d)

54' 40"N

4.

How did Mountain Men make their living?

a)

Trapping animals and trading furs

b)

Farming the lands

c)

Setting up trade businesses with the Chinese on the Pacific Coast

d)

Logging and cutting down timber

5.

Why was the Oregon Country so important to the Manifest Destiny concept?

a)

It gave the US access to large gold deposits

b)

It removed Spain from the U.S. for good

c)

It connected the U.S. to the Atlantic Ocean

d)

It connected the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean

6.

What does "54-40 or Fight" refer to?

a)

The age range of men that could legally own property in the Oregon Territory

b)

The number of days and minutes James K. Polk gave the British to vacate the Oregon Country before he declared war on them.

c)

The slogan used by James K. Polk when dealing with wanting to get the Oregon Country all the way up to the 54-40 parallel from the British

d)

The parallel line that Britain wanted to divide the Louisiana Purchase territory at with British lands in Canada

7.

Before the transcontinental railroad, how did most people get to the Oregon Territory and California?

a)

The Oregon and Santa Fe Trails

b)

The Rocky Mountain Path

c)

The Missouri and Columbia Rivers

d)

The Trail of Tears

8.

Who is considered the "Father of Texas" because he recruited 300 American families to settle part of Texas which was still at the the time part of Mexico?

a)

Davy Crocket

b)

Stephen Austin

c)

General Santa Ana

d)

Sam Houston

9.

Which battle took place where a few hundred Texans such as Davy Crockett and Sam Bowie held off General Santa Ana's army of thousands of troops before ultimately losing but buying Texans much needed time to organize?

a)

San Antonio

b)

San Jacinto

c)

Alamo

d)

Goliad

10.

After gaining their independence and becoming the Republic of Texas, which was not a reason why the U.S. was slow to annex Texas and add them to the U.S.?

a)

Northern States didn't want to add another slave state to the Union

b)

Mexico had said if the U.S. annexed Texas it would be the same as declaring war on Mexico

c)

Texas had an enormous debt and no money

d)

The Southern states objected to adding Texas because they didn't want slavery

11.

What city made the New Mexico Territory worth acquiring because of its trade value and its geographic location on route to California?

a)

New Orleans

b)

St. Louis

c)

Santa Fe

d)

San Antonio

12.

Which of the following is the primary reason the Mexican-American War began?

a)

Territory disputes over Texas, California, and New Mexico and fulfill Manifest Destiny

b)

Mexico attacked the city of New Orleans

c)

Mexico was trying to claim the Oregon Territory as their own

d)

Because America annexed Texas

13.

What treaty ended The Mexican-American War and gave the U.S., California, Arizona, and New Mexico in what is referred to as the Mexican Cession?

a)

Treaty of Paris of 1763

b)

Treaty of Greenville

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

14.

What prompted a mass migration of people to move from the east to California during the mid-1800's?

a)

Trade with China based in San Francisco

b)

Opportunity for dairy farms in the valley's

c)

Gold being found at Sutter's Mill

d)

Fur Trading Opportunities

15.

What were the small settlements called that would essentially be built in a matter of days in spots where prospectors would expect to find gold?

a)

Boom-towns

b)

Ghost-towns

c)

Gold-towns

d)

Dust-towns

16.

What group of people were really the ones that became wealthy as a result of the Gold Rush of 1849?

a)

Merchants

b)

Doctors

c)

Gold Miners

d)

Trail Guides

17.

What church/religion led by Joseph Smith that was later moved to the Utah Territory by Brigham Young became a major cultural element which conflicted with the federal government for years which resulted in a delay in Utah becoming a state?

a)

Catholic

b)

Mormon

c)

Islamic

d)

Presbyterian

18.

Which was the last country to challenge the United States' control of Oregon?

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

Britain

d)

Mexico

19.

What allowed people from both Britain and the United States to settle in Oregon country?

a)

rendezvous

b)

joint occupation

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Oregon country occupation

20.

Who was the Tennessee backwoodsman who lost his life at the Alamo?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

John Tyler

c)

Davy Crockett

d)

Stephen F. Austin

21.

Which group took the law into their own hands in Gold Rush society?

a)

merchants

b)

miners

c)

Mormons

d)

vigilantes

22.

Founded by the Mormons, which city was originally called Deseret?

a)

San Diego

b)

Santa Fe

c)

Provo

d)

Salt Lake City

23.

What was the high point of the year for mountain men?

a)

trading merchandise

b)

rendezvous

c)

Native American parties

d)

meeting settlers

24.

What philosophy meant that the United States was set apart to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific?

a)

rendezvous

b)

joint occupation

c)

emigrant

d)

Manifest Destiny

25.

Santa Anna was captured in the battle of

a)

the Alamo.

b)

San Jacinto.

c)

Gonzales.

d)

Goliad.

26.

The first large-scale migration to Oregon left from

a)

Indianapolis, Indiana.

b)

Atlanta, Georgia.

c)

Columbus, Ohio.

d)

Independence, Missouri.

27.

What was James K. Polk's presidential campaign slogan in 1844?

a)

"Tippecanoe and Tyler too"

b)

"Whigs or Death"

c)

"Fifty-four Forty or Fight"

d)

"Polk to the Rescue"

28.

Great Britain and the United States resolved the Oregon issue by setting the boundary between them at the

a)

40º line of latitude.

b)

54º line of latitude.

c)

60º line of latitude.

d)

49º line of latitude.

29.

After which victory did some Texans leave thinking the war had been won?

a)

Gonzales

b)

San Antonio

c)

Mexico City

d)

Battle of the Rio Grande

30.

Who did the provisional government of the Republic of Texas name as commander in chief of the Texas forces?

a)

Davy Crockett

b)

Jim Bowie

c)

Sam Houston

d)

John Tyler

31.

The United States mainland reached its present size with the

a)

Mexican Cession.

b)

Gadsden Purchase.

c)

capture of Veracruz.

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

32.

Who became head of the Mormon church after the founder died in 1844?

a)

Brigham Young

b)

Levi Strauss

c)

Joseph Smith

d)

John Sutter

33.

Who founded the Mormon church?

a)

Levi Strauss

b)

John Sutter

c)

Brigham Young

d)

Joseph Smith

34.

The world's supply of gold was more than doubled by

a)

Levi Strauss.

b)

the California Gold Rush.

c)

boomtowns.

d)

John Sutter.

35.

Green River explorer

a)

Jim Beckwourth

b)

Sam Houston

c)

ranchos

d)

Oregon Trail

36.

way to Oregon country

a)

Santa Fe Trail

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

ranchos

d)

Sam Houston

37.

William Becknell's route

a)

Santa Fe Trail

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Jim Beckwourth

d)

Sam Houston

38.

Mountain men were the first in Oregon, who was second?

a)

Merchants

b)

49er's

c)

Missionaries

d)

Kentuckians

39.

Settlers went to the Oregon Territory for what reason?

a)

Gold

b)

Lumber

c)

Good Farmland

d)

Military

40.

What was the name of the site in the Rockies that people use to get to Oregon?

a)

North Pass

b)

South Pass

c)

East Pass

d)

West Pass

41.

A person who receives a large land grant?

a)

Rancho

b)

Rancheros

c)

Californios

d)

Empresario

42.

Who was the leader of the Alamo?

a)

Davy Crockett

b)

Sam Bowie

c)

William B. Travis

d)

Sam Houston

43.

Who was the African American who was against the Mexican War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

Frederick Dean

44.

The river that the United States was the border between the US and Mexico?

a)

Rio Granite

b)

Nuece

c)

Rio Grad

d)

Rio Grande

45.

Name the uprising in California?

a)

Polar Flag Revolt

b)

Flag Bear Revolt

c)

Civil War

d)

Bear Flag Revolt

46.

Who captured Mexico City?

a)

John Sloat

b)

Stephen Kearny

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Zachary Taylor

47.

Who came up with the Spot Solution?

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Frederick Douglas

48.

Group who took the law into their own hands?

a)

Bill Coyote

b)

Kit Carson

c)

Vigilante

d)

Boomtowns

49.

Mormons moved to what city that was called Deseret?

a)

Great Salt Lake

b)

Michigan Lake

c)

Erie Lake

d)

Pacific Lake