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Manifest Destiny Unit

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Last battle of the Texas Revolution

a)

Alamo

b)

San Jacinto

c)

Gonzalez

d)

Goliad

2.

Check ALL that apply: Causes of the Mexican-American War.

a)

Border dispute between Nueces and Rio Grande River

b)

Mexico was upset about America's annexation of Texas

c)

Mexico taking control of California and New Mexico

d)

James K Polk provoking Mexico by sending troops into the disputed territory

3.

What year did a majority of miners flock to California for Gold?

a)

1848

b)

1849

c)

1850

d)

1855

4.

He led the Mexican Army in both the Texas conflict and the Mexican American War, and made himself dictator of Mexico.

a)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

b)

Mariano Arista

c)

Gregorio Ruiz

d)

Manuel Castrillion

5.

He brought the first American families to Texas

a)

Sam Houston

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Davy Crockett

d)

Stephen F. Austin

6.

This treaty ended the Mexican-American War

a)

Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

The Adams-Onis Treaty

7.

What purchase completed Manifest Destiny, roughly 5 -6 years after the Mexican-American War ended?

a)

49 degree compromise

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Louisiana Purchase

8.

He led the Texan army and would later become President of Texas

a)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Stephen Austen

9.

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

10.

What trail is shown in image

a)

Sante Fe Trail

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Mormon Trail

d)

California Trail

11.

What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

12.

What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

California

14.

What was the start point for most trails west?

a)

Independence Missouri

b)

Salt Lake City Utah

c)

Sacramento, California

d)

Omaha, Nebraska

15.

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

16.

How did the US gain Texas?

a)

Treaty

b)

War

c)

Annex

d)

Purchase

17.

What President presided over the successful gain of Texas, Mexican Cession, and Oregon?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

James K Polk

18.

Which of the following means to add a piece of land?

a)

Annex

b)

Cede

c)

Instigate

d)

Entreat

19.

What is the name for people who rushed to California during the gold rush?

a)

Gold Diggers

b)

Goldies

c)

49ers

d)

Golden Guys

20.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania

b)

Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi

c)

Oregon, Washington, Idaho

d)

California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

21.
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

22.
Name the piece of land.
a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Gadsden Purchase 

d)

Oregon Country 

23.

The United States President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

James K. Polk

24.

This was a site of Mexico's 13 day siege upon 180 Texans during the Texas Revolution.

a)

San Jacinto

b)

The Alamo

c)

Austin Texas

d)

Independence, MO

25.

Texans shouted the following famous battle cry at the Battle of San Jacinto.

a)

Come and Take it!

b)

Remember the Alamo!

c)

Victory of Death!

d)

Liberty of Death!

26.

He was the commander in chief of the Texan Army during the Texas Revolution and became the first Texan President.

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen Austin

c)

Santa Anna

d)

James K Polk

27.

Who claimed "American blood was shed on American soil" as a justification to go to war with Mexico?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Antonio Lopez Santa Anna

d)

James K Polk

28.

Who argued that the United States should NOT go to war against Mexico, because blood was shed on DISPUTED land.

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen Austin

c)

James K Polk

d)

Abraham Lincoln

29.

Check ALL that apply: Results of the Mexican-American War.

a)

The Rio Grande River is the border of Texas and Mexico

b)

Young officers from this war learned skills and discipline; and later on fought in the Civil War

c)

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Mexico Recognized Texas as a part of the United States

30.

Texas was annexed to the United States in

a)

1812

b)

1835

c)

1845

d)

1849

31.

The nickname for Texas

a)

The Lone Star State

b)

Keystone State

c)

Buckeye State

d)

Bluegrass State

32.

Gold was discovered in _ in 1848.

a)

Sacramento, California

b)

San Fransisco, California

c)

Mexico City, Mexico

d)

San Jacinto, Texas

33.

Pioneers traveled _ miles on the Oregon Trail

a)

200

b)

2,000

c)

20,000

d)

200,000

34.

The first transportation system from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Erie Canal

c)

Allegheny Portage Railroad

d)

The National Road

35.

Which of the following made New York City the nation’s leading commercial center?

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Erie Canal

c)

Allegheny Portage Railroad

d)

The National Road

36.

It was Abraham Lincoln’s dream to build

a)

a Transcontinental Railroad

b)

the Erie Canal

c)

the Allegheny Portage Railroad

d)

the National Road

37.

Which of the following declined in popularity due to the steam engine?

a)

a Transcontinental Railroad

b)

the Erie Canal

c)

the Allegheny Portage Railroad

d)

the National Road

38.

Which of the following connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River?

a)

a Transcontinental Railroad

b)

the Erie Canal

c)

the Allegheny Portage Railroad

d)

the National Road

39.

When building the transcontinental railroad, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific met at _

a)

Sacramento, California

b)

Omaha, Nebraska

c)

Promontory Summit, Utah

d)

Boulder, Colorado

40.

After the Transcontinental Railroad was built, it no longer took 6 months to travel west. It now took _

a)

about one day

b)

about one week

c)

about one month

41.

Which event came first?

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Texas Annexed

c)

Texas gained their independence from Mexico

d)

Mexican Cession

42.

The act of giving up something (such as power,

            land, or rights) to another person, group, or country

a)

annex

b)

cession

43.

People who are among the first to settle or explore a new country or area.

a)

forty-niners

b)

pioneers

c)

Adventurers

44.

Land which British settlers acquired from the Native Americans in the 17th and 18th centuries.

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

The original thirteen colonies

c)

The U.S. in 1783

d)

Oregon Country

45.

The colonists defeated the French in the French and Indian War, however, they had to win their independence from Britain in order to migrate west of the Appalachian Mts. due to the Proclamation of 1763.

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

The original thirteen colonies

c)

The U.S. in 1783

d)

Oregon Country

46.

The U.S. gained it from the French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 for $15 million. 

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

The original thirteen colonies

c)

The U.S. in 1783

d)

Oregon Country

47.

The Adams-Onis Treaty:  It was ceded by Spain.

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

The original thirteen colonies

c)

The U.S. in 1783

d)

Florida

48.

Letter "A" is known as

a)

The Louisiana Territory

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

The Oregon Country

49.

Letter "B" is known as

a)

The Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

The Oregon Country

50.

Letter "C" is known as

a)

The Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

The Oregon Country

51.

Letter "D" is known as

a)

The Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

The Oregon Country

52.

Letter "E" is known as

a)

The Gadsden Purchase

b)

The Louisiana Territory

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

The Oregon Country

53.

Letter "AB" is known as

a)

The Gadsden Purchase

b)

The Louisiana Territory

c)

The U.S. in 1783

d)

The Original 13 colonies

54.

Letter "AC" is known as

a)

The Gadsden Purchase

b)

Florida

c)

The U.S. in 1783

d)

The Original 13 colonies

55.

Letter "AD" is known as

a)

The Gadsden Purchase

b)

Florida

c)

The U.S. in 1783

d)

The Original 13 colonies