WorksheetsManifest Destiny
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Define Manifest Destiny.
A system where Presidents would offer supporters Government Jobs regardless of experience.
The 4 years that James K. Polk served as president of the United States.
The idea that America was destinted by God to expand westward and spread Democracy all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
A 1828 presidential candidate who took advantage of the new suffrage laws (voting laws).
True or False: Before the United States annexed Oregon Country both the United States and Great Britain jointly occupied Oregon Country.
True
False
On whose land was Gold in the United States originally discovered?
Richard Arkwright
Eli Whitney
James W. Marshall
John Adams
Which of the following presidents was dedciated to Westward expansion and Manifest Destiny?
Andrew Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt
James K. Polk
Abraham Lincoln
What year did California become an official US State?
1848
1850
1876
1838
What are "Boomtowns"?
Towns that are not labeled on Maps and are often forgotten.
Towns where nuclear wepons and bombs are tested in the US.
A town that later became a US State.
A town undergoing rapid growth due to a sudden prosperity.
What is the term for someone who went looking for Gold in the US?
Immigrant
49-er (fourty-niner)
Foreigner
Prospector
After the US Annexed the Republic of Texas, what war took place?
The Pig War
Mexican-American War
War of 1812
Americans believe who gave them the oppurtinuty to expand westward with Manifest Destiny?
God
The President
Their Neighbor
What item did Americans use when searching for gold?
Water Frame
Sluice Box
Mechanicl Reaper
Cotton Gin
True or False: Most who went searching for Gold in California often did not succeed.
True
False
Choose all that apply: What were some reasons people moved out West before the discovery of Gold in the United States?
More Land
Rich Farmland
Mild Climate
Religious Freedom
Gold
How much was 1 ounce of gold worth back then?
$20
$16
$11
$9
What is $20 worth today?
$259
$446
$901
$356
