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WorksheetsManifest Destiny- Oregon Trail
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is Manifest Destiny?
the operation or planning of economic and foreign policy on a global basis
a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate
a widely held belief in the United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
Which US President 1845-1849 expanded America based on the ideal of Manifest Destiny?
Andrew Jackson
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
James Polk
What state did not make up Oregon Country in the early 1800’s?
Oregon
Washington
Montana
California
What nation laid claim to Oregon Country in the early 1800’s?
France
Russia
China
Italy
What American-Spanish Treaty set the limits of their territory, which is now California's northern border?
Adams-Onis Treaty
Franklin-Marshall Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Versailles
How did mountain men make a living in the Rocky Mountains?
climbing mountains
trapping beaver
hunting buffalo
mining for gold
The first large-scale migration in 1843 to Oregon Country left from which city/state?
Independence, Missouri
Lexington, Kentucky
New Orleans, Louisiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Approximately how long was the Oregon Trail and how many months did it take to complete?
1,000 miles and two months
2,000 miles and six months
3,000 miles and seven months
4,000 miles and eight months
What was a leading cause of death on the Oregon trail?
Disease
Cannibalism
Attacks from Native Americans
Stampedes
Most pioneers settled in this fertile valley south of the Columbia River?
New River Valley
Red River Valley
Willamette Valley
Susquehanna Valley
