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Manifest Destiny Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What territory is circled?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
Florida
2.
Why was the annexation of Texas delayed?
a)
Worry about adding Texas as a slave state 
b)
Annexing Texas would lead to a war with Mexico
c)
There would be imbalance of slave states and free states
d)
All of the above
3.
What other country also claimed Oregon?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Mexico
d)
Great Britain
4.
What territory is circled?
a)
Oregon
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Texas
5.
What territory is circled?
a)
Louisiana
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Texas
d)
Mexican Cession
6.
What territory is circled?
a)
Louisisana
b)
Florida
c)
US to 1783
d)
Mexican Cession
7.

What is Manifest Destiny

a)

The idea that America was destined to gain freedom from England

b)

The idea that Americans have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

c)

The idea that America is destined to expand from the East Coast to the West Coast

d)

All of the above

8.

Why did the United States want Texas?

a)

To expand slavery

b)

For the oil

c)

Because it would be a very big state

d)

To keep it from Mexico

9.

The war ended with 2 sides signing a treaty which took away half of Mexico's land. What was the name of the treaty?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Nantes

d)

Olive Branch Petition

10.
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
11.
“Mr. Manifest Destiny”; added more territory to the United States than any other President. 
a)
Jefferson
b)
Jackson
c)
Monroe
d)
Polk
12.
Mexico considered the southern boundary of Texas to be the _____ River while Texas maintained the border was at the Rio Grande.
a)
Brazos
b)
Nueces
c)
Colorado
d)
Guadalupe
13.

How did the U.S. acquire the Oregon Territory?

a)

treaty with the British

b)

war with England

c)

purchased from Canada

d)

war with Mexico

14.
What campaign slogan and battle cry about the boundary of Oregon helped James K. Polk get elected?
a)
49 and we are fine!
b)
54° 40' or Fight!
c)
Hoo rah!
d)
Give me liberty or give me death!
15.

What battle was fought in San Antonio, Texas in which approximately 180 Texans held out against thousands of Mexican troops?

a)

The battle of Texas

b)

The Elmo

c)

The Mexican-American War

d)

The Alamo

16.
What future president fought in the Mexican-American War?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
James Polk
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Henry Clay
17.
What were people who rushed to California in search of gold known as?
a)
Scavengers
b)
49ers
c)
Gold Rushers
d)
Shiners
18.

Leader of American emigrants who settled in Austin, Texas

a)

Quincy Adams

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Santa Anna

d)

Stephen Austin

19.

Southern Democrat and expansionist elected President in 1844

a)

Sam Houston

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Winfield Scott

20.

General who led troops at the borderland between Mexico and the US in 1846

a)

Sam Houston

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Winfield Scott

21.

1853 sale of Mexican territory in Arizona and New Mexico to the United States

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Wilmot Proviso

d)

The Alamo

22.

Mass migration of gold seekers to California in 1848 and 1849

a)

Great Migration

b)

California Gold Rush

c)

Westward Expansion

d)

Manifest Destiny

23.
What was NOT a theme or outcome of Manifest Destiny?
a)
Expansion of slavery
b)
Dire consequences for Native Americans
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
Put America on a path to the Civil War
24.
In 1821 Mexico gained its independence from?
a)
The United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
25.
This Mexican general & president drove into Texas to confront rebellious Texan Americans?
a)
Montezuma
b)
Cortez
c)
Diaz
d)
Santa Anna
26.
What was the name of Texas after they achieved independence?
a)
The Bear Flag Republic
b)
The Lone Star Republic
c)
The Rio Grande
d)
The Texas Republic
27.
What were people who flocked to California in search of riches called?
a)
The 48ers
b)
The 49ers
c)
The Pilgrims
d)
The Settlers
28.
What was discovered in California in 1848?
a)
Oil
b)
Gold
c)
Silver
d)
The Grand Canyon
29.

Which city became one of the U.S's largest almost overnight due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Sacramento

c)

San Francisco

d)

Sonoma

30.

What routes did 49ers take to California?

a)

over land on the California Trail

b)

over land on the Oregon Trail

c)

by sea around South America

d)

by sea and over land through Panama

e)

by river on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

31.

What hardships did miners face?

a)

loneliness

b)

high prices

c)

bad weather

d)

malaria

e)

rugged terrain

32.

Where was gold first discovered in California and by whom?

a)

Sutter's Mill by James Marshall

b)

Sonoma by John Fremont

c)

Sacramento by James Polk

d)

San Francisco River by James Sutter

33.
Which of the following was a result of the California gold rush?
a)
American settlers rebelled against the Mexican government.
b)
Los Angeles became a center of banking, manufacturing, and trade.
c)
California gained enough settlers to apply for statehood.
d)
Thousands of Chinese died from diseases brought by newcomers.
34.

What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?

a)

Rush towns

b)

Cities of gold

c)

Boomtowns

d)

Ghost towns

35.
Most gold miners struck it rich.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
1. What was "gold fever?" 
a)
A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold 
b)
B. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California 
c)
C. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold 
d)
D. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring gold
37.
Which battle is considered to the beginning of the Texas Revolution?
a)
Battle of The Alamo
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Gonzales
d)
Grass fight
38.

Why did many presidents not want to annex Texas?

a)

They feared it would cause a war with Mexico

b)

They believed it was too expensive

c)

They didn't support the people who were in charge of Texas

39.

Why did James K. Polk want to go to war with Mexico?

a)

To claim Texas for the U.S.

b)

To claim California and New Mexico for the U.S.

c)

To defend America from an attack from Mexico

d)

To stop Native American attacks on the border of the two countries

40.

The United State agreed to pay Mexico ______________ for the Mexican Cession of 1848.

a)

15 million dollars

b)

15 thousand dollars

c)

nothing

d)

55% of its income

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