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Manifest Destiny and the West

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...

a)

He was the only person running for President

b)

He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

c)

He was a "Common Man" and people felt connected to him

d)

He actually didn't win, Henry Clay was the 11th President

2.

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

a)

United States in 1783

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

3.

Why was the area marked by letter "C" added to the U.S.?

a)

The U.S. needed to flat terrain to build the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

The U.S. won the area after the border disputes were settled

c)

Mexico just gave the land to the U.S. in order to preserve peace

d)

The U.S. had always owned the land

4.

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

5.

All of the following were causes of the U.S.-Mexico War EXCEPT:

a)

The Annexation of Texas

b)

The U.S. claims to Oregon

c)

Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico

6.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Manifest Destiny offered many people...

a)

Economic Opportunity

b)

Nothing

c)

More Factory Jobs

d)

New Technological Innovations

8.

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

California

9.
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.
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
15.
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
16.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
What territory is circled?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Florida
d)
US to 1783
22.

The winner of the Presidential election of 1844 who supported annexing Texas and Oregon on the basis of Manifest Destiny was this man?

a)

James Polk

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Sam Houston

23.

What was Texas Annexation?

a)

Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States

b)

Texas becoming a independent country

c)

Texas joining the Confederacy

d)

Texas joining Mexico

24.

Who Commanded the Seminole wars

a)

Osceola

b)

Maran Tura

c)

Galothi

d)

Salim

25.

Billy Bowlegs were a member of the Inidian tribe during this war.

a)

1st Seminole war

b)

2nd seminole war

c)

3rd seminole war

26.

What was the origin of many Black Seminoles?

a)

They came from Haiti and Cuba.

b)

They were escaped slaves.

c)

They moved to Florida from Africa.

d)

They came from cities up north.

27.

What kind of place is Fort Mose?

a)

A plantation to find work at.

b)

A safe haven for runaway slaves since 1738

c)

A city in South Carolina.

d)

The capitol of the United States of America.

28.

The Treaty of Moultrie Creek did what?

a)

Relocated Seminoles to infertile Central Florida

b)

Arrested all Seminoles living in Florida

c)

Gave Seminoles all of the land in Florida

d)

Gave Black Seminoles permanent freedom

29.

This group of immigrants were especially targeted with taxes during the Gold Rush

a)

Russians

b)

Chinese

c)

French

d)

German

30.

Tallahassee was chosen as the permanent capital of Florida because

a)

it had the largest population

b)

it was the biggest landwise

c)

it was halfway between the old eastern and western capitals

d)

it had the largest slave population

31.

This person was hired to explore areas in the Rocky Mountains

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

James Clark

c)

Stephen Austion

d)

Zebulon Pike

32.

Fifty-Four Forty or Fight was the rallying cry over which territory

a)

Califronia

b)

Oregon

c)

Florida

d)

Louisiana

33.

Mexicanos can best be defined as

a)

US citizens who moved to Texas and refused to become Mexican citizens

b)

Mexican citizens who lived in areas The US acquired after the Mexican-American War

c)

Florida residents who were against slavery

d)

Oregon Territory residents who were fighting for slavery

34.

Which is true about Mexicano contributions

a)

They helped with ranching, mining, and farming

b)

They helped spread Catholicism

c)

They drafted the Texas Constitution

d)

They abolished slavery in Texas

35.

One political issue with Manifest Destiny was

a)

The cost

b)

Slavery and disrupting the balance of slave and free states

c)

Bringing new technology west

d)

Religious ideals

36.

Osceola and Chief Billy Bowlegs both

a)

Died in battle

b)

resisted westward relocation of the Seminoles

c)

migrated west when asked

d)

led the Cherokee

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