Discovering Our Past: The American Journey to World War I

Chapter 11: Manifest Destiny

Self-Check Quiz

1
In the early 1800s, Oregon was claimed by __________.
A)France, Britain, Russia, and the United States
B)Mexico, Russia, Japan, and the United States
C)Britain, Spain, Russia, and the United States
D)Alaska, Russia, Britain, and the United States
2
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman moved to Oregon to __________.
A)bring Christianity to Native Americans
B)farm
C)explore the Columbia River
D)run a trading post
3
The belief that America was meant to spread across the entire continent was called __________.
A)the New Frontier
B)Fifty-four Forty or Fight
C)the American Dream
D)Manifest Destiny
4
__________ recruited American families to settle along fertile river valleys in Texas.
A)Davy Crockett
B)Stephen F. Austin
C)Jim Bowie
D)Sam Houston
5
Santa Anna was forced to recognize Texas independence after the battle of __________.
A)Gonzales
B)Goliad
C)the Alamo
D)San Jacinto
6
The Santa Fe Trail stretched from Missouri to __________.
A)Utah
B)New Mexico
C)California
D)Oregon
7
__________ led U.S. troops across the Nueces River and held the boundary at the Rio Grande.
A)John Tyler
B)James K. Polk
C)Zachary Taylor
D)John Sloat
8
The war with Mexico ended with the Treaty of __________.
A)Paris
B)Washington
C)Vera Cruz
D)Guadalupe Hidalgo
9
In 1848 gold was discovered at __________.
A)Sutter’s Mill
B)Gadsden
C)Deseret
D)Guadelupe
10
Members of the __________ religion settled near the Great Salt Lake.
A)Catholic
B)Mormon
C)Baptist
D)Presbyterian
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