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WorksheetsChapter 13 Manifest Destiny Test Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which statement best defines the term "Manifest Destiny?"
the idea that America should be free & independent
the idea that the United States should include Canada & Mexico
the idea that the United States has been chosen to should spread its culture & values across the continent
the idea that the free and slave states should be permanently separated
Besides the United States, which country DID NOT claim the Oregon Country in the early 1800s?
Spain
France
Russia
Britain
Name the treaty that set the boundary between California's northern border and all claims to Oregon>
Jay's Treaty
Treaty of Paris
Pinckney's Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
____________ made their living as fur trappers blazing trails through the Rocky Mountains which later became pioneer trails.
Patriot Men
Red Coat Men
Mountain Men
Militia Men
The 2000 mile pioneer trail that led to the Pacific Northwest was the
Santa Fe Trail
Mormon Trail
Old Spanish Trail
Oregon Trail
"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" refers to:
the south's request to lower the tariffs
the area to place the Oklahoma Indian Reservations
the line of latitude James K. Polk & Democrats believed should be the nation's northern border in Oregon
the line of latitude to separate slave states & free states
The Mormons are an example of a group that went west for which reason?
to escape the law
to mine gold
to trade
to practice their religion freely
The Bear Flag Revolt of 1846 was
Americans attempt to gain Oregon from the British
the fight for independence for Americans in Arizona from Mexico
the Mexican fight for independence from Spain
the fight for independence for Americans in California from Mexico
After exhausing the supply of beaver pelts in oregon Country, mamy mountain men found work as__________________.
guides
teachers
ministers
sheriffs
In 1844 the Democratic Party's campaign slogan "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" referred to conflict with Britain over________________.
California
Florida
Texas
Oregon Country
The Mexican ranchos had________________working the land in exchange for food and shelter.
Mormons
Native Americans
African Americans
Texans
________________took law into their own hands.
Native Americans
Vigilantes
Mountain Men
None of the bove
Huge Mexican properties were called _________________.
Estates
Plantations
Ranchos
None of the above
Mexicans living in Californios were called __________________.
Californios
Mexicanos
Spanish
Tejanos
The last country to challenge the U.S. over Oregon Country was____________.
Britain
Mexico
Russia
Spain
What allowed people from both the U.s. and Britain to settle in the Oregon Country
compromise
cooperation
joint occupation
treaty
Jim Bridger and Kit Carson lived in the West and worked as _________.
preachers
ranchers
farmers
guides
Whom did Texas choose as its president after Texas won independence from Mexico?
Davy Crockett
Jim Bowie
Sam Houston
William B. Travis
Who came to the meetings of mountain men?
agents of fur trading companies, settlers, soldiers
Native Americans, agents of fur trading,g companies, trappers
settlers, soldiers, trappers, agents of fur trading companies,
none of the above
What was the purpose of these meetings or rendezvous?
business & pleasure
pleasure & government
business only
government only
"We are creeping along slowly, one wagon after another, the same old gait, the same thing over, out of one mudhole into another all day."
What emotion matches this quote from a traveler on the Oregon Trail?
anger
boredom
excitement
fear
What resolution declared an end to political connections with Mexico?
Florida Declaration of Sovereignty
Houston Proclamation
Mexican Constitution
Texas Declaration of Independence
Under whose presidential administration was the U.S. at war with Mexico?
Harrison
Taylor
Polk
Tyler
Why did President Andrew Jackson refuse Houston's request to annex Texas?
it would make Texans angry
it would upset the balance in Congress in favor of the free states
it would upset the balance in Congress in favor of the slave states
None of the above
Who were the forty niners?
farmers
merchants
mountain men
gold diggers
Why did people go to California in 1849?
to ranch
to farm
to search for gold
to open businesses
How did the Gold Rush affect the population of California?
It grew and became diverse
People left the area
Less people lived there
Only white settlers lived there
Why did the Mormons teave New York and move to Utah?
For a western vacation
To buy farms and ranches
To help Native Americans
To escape persecution and find religious freedom
