The American Journey, Illinois Edition

Chapter 12: Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny

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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