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Chapter 9 Manifest Destiny

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 1820s, Mexico invited American settlers into

a)

California

b)

Mexico

c)

Texas

d)

New Mexico

2.

Which section was enthusiastically in favor of war with Mexico?

a)

South

b)

North

3.

During the California Gold Rush, about 25,000 laborers migrated to California from ...

a)

China

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Canada

4.

Which of the following stirred discord between the North and the South?

a)

the foreign miner's tax

b)

California's application for statehood

c)

discrimination against Mexican-Americans

d)

increased immigration

5.

the belief that God wanted the United States to own all of North America.

a)

Devine Intervention

b)

Providencial Epiphany

c)

Philosophical Assumption

d)

Manifest Destiny

6.

The primary goal of manifest destiny was to

a)

secession of southern states from the nation

b)

removal of European influence from South America

c)

end slavery in the new territories

d)

expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

7.

The California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act (giving people land), and the completion of the Transcontinental RR all

a)

encouraged westward settlement.

b)

promised everyone, even Natives a home in the west.

c)

recognized Native American Indian land rights.

d)

promoted the conservation of natural resources.

8.
What was the "battle cry" to threaten the British to get out of Oregon?
a)
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes
b)
Live free or die
c)
54° 40' or Fight
d)
No taxation without representation
9.
What peace treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
a)
The Treaty of Paris
b)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
The Treaty of Ghent
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
10.
What was discovered in California in 1848?
a)
Oil
b)
Gold
c)
Silver
d)
The Grand Canyon
11.

Name of the land we gained after the Mexican American War

a)

13 colonies

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Mexican Cession

12.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
13.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
14.
What caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and  1852
a)
Gold was  found 
b)
Fresh water was found
c)
War with Native-Americans 
d)
farmers moved there to grow their crops 
15.

What was the greatest sectional issue in westward expansion?

a)

Native American rights

b)

Slavery

c)

Religious toleration

d)

Mercantilism

16.

Which of the following is true of the market revolution?

a)

declined the standard of living in the U.S.

b)

increased the standard of living in the U.S.

c)

everyone got rich

d)

made everyone poor

17.
This invention by Cyrus McCormick made it easier for farmers to harvest their crops. One farmer could do the work of five.
a)
mechanical reaper
b)
steel plow
c)
cotton gin
d)
tractor
18.
The market revolution can best be summed up by which of the following: 
a)
The economic change to an industrial north and an agricultural south
b)
The government was overthrown through rebellion because of market taxes
c)
The revolution that changed out country to incorporate free enterprise
d)
People bought what they needed instead of made everything
19.

Led the Mexican Army in both Texas conflict and War with Mexico.

a)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

b)

Mariano Arista

c)

Gregorio Ruiz

d)

Manuel Castrillion

20.

What group of people settled in present day Utah after leaving the east coast because of religious persecution?

a)

The Catholics

b)

The Mormons

c)

The Forty-Niners

d)

Spanish Settlers

21.

What completed the border in the Southwest between the U.S. and Mexico?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Adam Onis

d)

Gadsden Purchase

22.

The Annexation of Texas was a slow process because

a)

Issue of slavery

b)

Texas didn't qualify to become a state

c)

Texas wanted in as a free state

d)

Texas was still a part of Mexico.

23.

Stephen F. Austin was arrested by Mexican authorities and imprisoned for a year because he _______.

a)

called the President of Mexico a coward and a liar.

b)

robbed the National Bank of Mexico.

c)

refused to pay taxes to the Mexican government.

d)

wrote a letter encouraging Texans to form their own government.

24.

The final battle of the Texas Revolution happened at ____.

a)

the Rio Grande River

b)

Coleto Creek

c)

San Jacinto

d)

the Alamo

25.

What were the Mexican government’s two main goals for settlement in Texas?

a)

to find better land for farming and raising livestock

b)

to gain access to coal and other mineral resources

c)

to raise funds and to gain control of American Indian lands

d)

to settle more land in the West in order to expand the Mexican empire

26.

What famous mission played a part in the battle in San Antonio?

a)

San Jose

b)

San Antonio

c)

the Alamo

d)

Mission Concepcion

27.

Santa Anna became the president of __________ in 1833.

a)

France

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

United States

28.

The steamboat and the railroad made life easier because:

a)

They streamlined the process of creating goods

b)

They helped business owners speak directly with consumers

c)

They helped transport goods faster and easier

d)

They greatly reduced the number of hours individuals spent on farm labor

29.

The telegraph uses a system of symbols to send messages, it is called:

a)

Morse Code

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Braille

d)

Telecom

30.

All of the following are important inventors of the Market Revolution EXCEPT:

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

Cyrus McCormick

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Samuel Slater

31.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)

They agreed to give up their land willingly.

b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)

They were forced off their land and sent to live in reservations.

d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
32.

In the first half of the nineteenth century, the market revolution changed the United States. What was one of the biggest catalyst?

a)

Slavery

b)

The production of cotton

c)

A series of innovations in transportation and communication

d)

Sugar plantations

33.

He invented the telegraph, which introduced an instantaneous communication revolution

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

John Deere

34.

He invented the steel plow, which made possible the rapid subduing of the western prairies

a)

Cyrus McCormick

b)

John Deere

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Eli Whitney

35.
An economic system in which private businesses and individuals control the means of production in order to make a profit.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism 
c)
socialism
36.
These people spurred the market economy by risking their own money investing in new industries. 
a)
Democrats
b)
immigrants
c)
farmers
d)
entrepreneurs
37.

This was the linking of northern industries with western & southern agriculture that occurred due to innovations in technology & methods that led to a variety of socio-economic changes in the US in the early 1800s.

a)

Market Revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

The Antebellum Period

d)

The Era of Good Feelings