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Manifest Destiny Practice

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Future President, that helped secure the border for the United States in War with Mexico.

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Zachary Taylor

2.

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

a)

1848

b)

1849

c)

1850

d)

1855

3.

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

4.

Brought the first U.S. families to Texas

a)

Sam Houston

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Davy Crockett

d)

Stephen F. Austin

5.

What purchase completed Manifest Destiny?

a)

49 degree compromise

b)

Mexican Session

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Louisiana Purchase

6.

Bear Flag Republic

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

7.

Led the Texan army and would later become president of Texas

a)

Jim Bowie

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Sam Houston

d)

William B. Travis

8.
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.
9.
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
10.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
11.
Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?
a)
Nebraska
b)
Idaho
c)
Wyoming
d)
Missouri
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.

How did the US gain Mexican Cession (New Mexico, Southern California)?

a)

Treaty

b)

War

c)

Annex

d)

Purchase

14.

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

15.

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

a)

Annex

b)

Cede

c)

Instigate

d)

Entreat

16.

What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States and ended Mexcian American War?

a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of San Jacinto
c)
Treaty of Mesa Verde
d)
Treaty of Alama Gordo
17.

The U.S. was destined to extend their boundaries all the way to the Pacific. The idea of this is called _______________

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Civil disobedience

c)

Transcontinental railroad

d)

eastward expansion

18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
22.

Why were Mormons going west to Utah?

a)
They were being persecuted 
b)
People wanted their lands 
c)
Natives didn't want them on their land 
d)
All of the above
23.
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
24.

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

25.
What was the name of the battle where the Texan defenders were killed? This becomes a "rallying cry" for Texans fight for independence against Mexico. 
a)
Austin
b)
Bunker Hill 
c)
San Jacinto
d)
Alamo
26.
What became the latitude line boundary between the US & Canada as the result of the Oregon Treaty? (Still the Boundary Today) 
a)
35th
b)
49th
c)
54th
d)
90th
27.
What is Territory A?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
Oregon
28.
What is Territory B?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
Oregon
29.
What is Territory C?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
Oregon
30.
What is Territory D?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
Oregon
31.
What is Territory E?
a)
War with Mexico (Mexican Cession)
b)
Texas
c)
Florida
d)
Oregon
32.
What is Territory F? 
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
War with Mexico (Mexican Cession)
c)
Florida
d)
Texas
33.
What phrase did Americans use to express their belief it was the duty of the United States to expand west?
a)
Federal Soverignity 
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Divine Providence
d)
Federalism
34.

What is the theme of this painting?

a)

the Louisiana Purchase

b)

the French and Indian War

c)

the transcontinental railroad

d)

the concept of Manifest Destiny

35.
Florida became part of the United States as a result of:
a)
a purchase from Spain
b)
the Mexican War
c)
annexation
d)
the Revolutionary War
36.

The most popular route people traveled along to move west was?

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Oregon Trail

c)

The Mississippi Expedition

d)

The Rocky Mountain Trail

37.

In what town did both the Santa Fe Trail and Oregon Trail begin?

a)

Turlock, MO

b)

St. Louis, MO

c)

Stockton, MO

d)

Independence, MO

38.

What was the Alamo?

a)

A government office

b)

a Texas settlement

c)

a profitable ranch

d)

a mission building

39.

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.

40.

Which president favored the annexation of Texas?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

George Washington

41.

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

42.

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

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