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Manifest Destiny

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
2.
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
3.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
4.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
5.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
6.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
7.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
8.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
9.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They increased the territory of the United States.
c)
Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
d)
Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
10.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
11.
What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?
a)
The Gold Rush
b)
The Gold Movement
c)
Goldilocks
d)
Gold Gathering
12.
What did the Texans refer themselves to after breaking free from Mexico?
a)
Freedom Riders
b)
Lone Star Republic
c)
Union of Texas
d)
Republic of New Mexico
13.

Last battle of the Texas Revolution

a)

Alamo

b)

San Jacinto

c)

Gonzalez

d)

Goliad

14.

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

15.

What border did the U.S. and Great Britain agree on in Oregon Country?

a)

54 degrees

b)

48 degrees

c)

49 degrees

d)

55 degrees

16.

According to the concept of manifest destiny, who should possess the North American continent?

a)

Native Americans

b)

The British

c)

Americans

d)

Mexico

17.

What was the result of the Texas War for Independence?

a)

Texas won and became an independent nation.

b)

Texas won and immediately became part of the United States

c)

Texas lost and remained part of Mexico for 10 more years.

d)

Texas lost the war but bought their independence.

18.

Which president favored the annexation of Texas?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

George Washington

19.

Why was independent Texas known as the Lone Star Republic?

a)

Because the flag only had one star on it.

b)

Its annexation was very important

c)

The economy was firmly established

d)

Because Sam Houston was their president.

20.

Why did northerners object to the annexation of Texas?

a)

It would support the Missouri Compromise

b)

It would increase the number of free states

c)

It would increase the number of slave states

d)

It created additional alliances with Mexico

21.

Who were the forty-niners?

a)

leaders who drafted a constitution for California in 1849

b)

Catholic priest who build 49 missions in California in the 1800s

c)

gold-seekers who came to California in 1849

d)

settlers who received 49 acres of land in California in the 1800s

22.

What agreement gave America present-day California, Nevada, and Utah as well as parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

Gadsden Purchase

23.
What port did Jefferson want control of by purchasing Louisiana?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Louisiana
c)
New Orleans
d)
Texas
24.
With the purchase of Louisiana, the US now stretched from the Mississippi to ________________
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
California
d)
Atlantic Ocean
25.
What territory is circled?
a)
Oregon
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Texas
26.
What territory is circled?
a)
Louisisana
b)
Florida
c)
US to 1783
d)
Mexican Cession
27.
What territory is circled?
a)
Florida
b)
Louisiana
c)
US to 1783
d)
Texas
28.
What territory is circled?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Florida
d)
US to 1783
29.

What does ANNEX mean?

a)

an area of land

b)

arranging discussions with another country

c)

adding more territory

d)

a rebellion

30.

Why did Napoleon sell Louisiana to the US? (select all that apply)

a)

They sold it for a very high price

b)

He wanted to give it to the US so Britain would not have it

c)

The slaves in the French colonies revolted, so they no longer needed to send them supplies from Louisiana

31.

What were the major hardships of the Mormons?

a)

Starvation

b)

Religious Prejudice

c)

They did not find enough gold

32.

Stephen Austin and his friends continued to do what against Mexico's wishes?

a)

used slaves and practiced freedom or religion

b)

use slaves and practiced Catholicism

c)

gave up slavery

d)

gave up practicing their freedom of religion

33.

Mexico believed this river was the border between Texas and Meixco

a)

Nueces River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Red River

d)

Mississippi River

34.

America believed this river was the border between Texas and Meixco

a)

Nueces River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Red River

d)

Mississippi River

35.
What territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States?
a)
Florida Cession
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Oregon Treaty
36.
Who were the Mormons?
a)
1848 when gold was found in California
b)
name given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
c)
Mexican General
d)
created by Congress in 1848 as an area that included present day Oregon
37.
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

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