Manifest Destiny Studysheet Name: ___________________
___ 1. Oregon a) Missions then ranches, Fremont rebels, Gold Rush after war
___ 2. California b) Santa Fe Trail, conquered by Kearny
___ 3. Utah c) Salt Lake City, Mormons came here to live apart from others
___ 4. New Mexico d) Invited by Mexico, rebels, “Remember the Alamo”, annexed last
___ 5. Texas e) Fur trappers, then joint occupation, then “Fifty-Four Forty or
Fight!”
___ 1. The slogan “Fifty-Four or fight!” dealt with which disputed border with another country?
a) Texas and Mexico c) Oregon and Canada
b) Florida and Spain d) Maine and Canada
___ 2. What Mormon practice caused resentment from other Americans?
a) They wore special kinds of clothing c) The men could have many wives
b) They refused to adopt modern technology d) They refused to fight in wars
___ 3. What was the central issue of the presidential election of 1844?
a) Slavery b) Temperance c) Westward expansion d) Tariffs
___ 4. What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
a) Treaty of Ghent c) Treaty of Guadulupe-Hidalgo
b) Treaty of Paris d) Adams-Onis Treaty
___ 5. The Wilmot Proviso was most opposed because it said
a) That slavery would not be allowed in land taken from Mexico
b) The Missouri Compromise line for slavery would be extended to the Pacific
c) Slavery would be up to the settlers in all territories taken from Mexico
d) Slavery would be legal in California but illegal in Oregon
___ 6. President Thomas Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana
a) Was a costly mistake c) Doubled the size of the US
b) Led to war with Great Britain d) Was opposed by western farmers
___ 7. Florida was acquired by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams through
a) Warfare b) Purchase c) Diplomacy d) Illegal
occupation
___ 8. The belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North
American continent became known as
a) The Monroe Doctrine b) Oregon Fever c) The Great Experiment d) Manifest Destiny
___ 9. How did President James Polk deal with the dispute with Great Britain over Oregon
Country?
a) He seized all of Oregon by force c) He gave in to Britain by giving up most of
Oregon
b) He agreed to continue joint occupancy d) He compromised with Britain for half of
Oregon
___ 10. The annexation of Texas was opposed by many Americans because
a) The purchase price was too high c) Texas was too large to be a state
b) Spain still claimed Texas d) Texas allowed slavery
___ 11. The War with Mexico began when
a) The United States invaded New Mexico c) California declared independence from Mexico
b) Texas was annexed by Mexico d) US soldiers were attacked in disputed
territories
___ 12. The Gadsden Purchase of 1853 was made mainly to
a) Provide a good railroad route to California c) Settle a long border dispute with Mexico
b) Stop illegal immigration from Mexico d) Enlarge the territory of Arizona
___ 13. By the end of the 1850s, the territory of the United States included
a) All of the nation’s current territory b) All the current continental United States
b) Forty of the current states d) An equal amount of free and slaves states
___ 14. The earliest American immigrants into Oregon
a) Came in search of gold and silver c) Were mostly fur trappers
b) Had little impact on the Indians there d) Came in search of religious freedom
___ 15. The smallest danger from immigrants crossing west came from
a) Hostile Indians b) Hunger c) Mountains and deserts d) Disease
___ 16. Why did American settlers in Texas come into conflict with Mexico in the 1830s?
a) Mexican laws prevented settlers from becoming Mexican citizens
b) Settlers resented being forced to change their ways and wanted to bring in slaves
c) Mexicans forced Americans to pay extra taxes for settling in their lands
d) American settlers took the best land and kicked others off their land illegally
___ 17. What battle caused Texans to rally and fight harder against Santa Anna?
a) The Texan victory in Gonzales c) The fall of the Alamo
b) The Battle of Buena Vista d) The Charge of the Light Brigade
___ 18. Vaqueros were the main economy in Spanish California and New Mexico, which was
based on
a) Cash crops b) Factories c) Cows d) Fur trapping
