Unit 10: Manifest Destiny Review

Question 1

Why did the Wilmot Proviso most likely not pass?

Accepted Answer

Senators from slave states were able to block it

Question 2

Which person was a governor of Tennessee and the first governor of Texas?

Accepted Answer

Sam Houston

Question 3

Which of these was a challenge that pioneers faced on the Oregon Trail?

Accepted Answer

Shortages of food, supplies, and water, High cost of moving a family, Barriers such as mountain ranges

Question 4

Most Forty-Niners...

Accepted Answer

Found little to no gold and wasted what $ they had

Question 5

Which of the following describes how most Mountain Men earned their money?

Accepted Answer

Fur trapping

Question 6

How did the Gadsden Purchase benefit the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Secured a southern route for transcontinental railroad

Question 7

Which statement(s) best describes the causes of the Texas War of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Americans wanted to extend slavery, Americans desired a government that promoted self-rule

Question 8

This former Tennessee Congressman died fighting at the Alamo.

Accepted Answer

Davy Crockett

Question 9

The gold highlighted area below would best be identified as...

Accepted Answer

Gadsden Purchase

Question 10

People who moved to California in search of gold were called Forty-Eighters!

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Mormons moved west due to...

Accepted Answer

Religious persecution

Question 12

The founder of Mormonism is...

Accepted Answer

Joseph Smith

Question 13

Why was the Battle of the Alamo significant to the outcome of the TX Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Texans were defeated, but the forces were inspired!

Question 14

Which of the following was achieved during Polk's presidency?

Accepted Answer

Settling the Oregon boundary, Annexation of Texas, Acquiring California

Question 15

James K. Polk was considered a dark horse before he won the _________________________.

Accepted Answer

Election of 1844

Question 16

The Wilmot Proviso suggested...

Accepted Answer

Ban of slavery to the new territory from Mexico in the west

Question 17

Andrew Jackson didn't annex Texas because he...

Accepted Answer

Didn't want to throw off the balance of slave/free states

Question 18

The Gadsden Purchase was supported in order to construct railroads in the region.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

This person led the Mormons left after Joseph Smith's murder.

Accepted Answer

Brigham Young

Question 20

What does the American slogan “Fifty-four forty or fight!” in reference?

Accepted Answer

Desire to claim all of Oregon

Question 21

Travelers along the _____________ Trail faced more frequent attacks from Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

Santa Fe

Question 22

What was one effect of the California gold rush?

Accepted Answer

California grew in population, San Francisco became a metropolis

Question 23

Which of the following best explains Tennessee's state nickname, The Volunteer State?

Accepted Answer

More Tennesseeans volunteered to serve in the Texas Revolution

Question 24

What is the name of the land bought by the U.S. after the Mexican-American War?

Accepted Answer

Mexican Cession

Question 25

James K. Polk supported Manifest Destiny.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

How was General Zachary Taylor involved in the beginning of the Mexican-American War?

Accepted Answer

His troops entered Mexico, south of the Nueces River

Question 27

Manifest Destiny would best be described as...

Accepted Answer

Idea that God wanted U.S. to extend from Atlantic to Pacific

Question 28

Which of the following best explains the meaning of the San Francisco NFL team's nickname?

Accepted Answer

The historical connection of the city to the Gold Rush

Question 29

Forty-Niners were...

Accepted Answer

Group of rough men who moved west to seek gold

Question 30

Which of these describes the experience of many Chinese immigrants in California?

Accepted Answer

Subjected to prejudice and abuse

Question 31

What event made John Sutter an important figure in U.S. history?

Accepted Answer

Discovery of gold and the start of the gold rush

Question 32

What did John C. Fremont accomplish with the help of Kit Carson?

Accepted Answer

Mapped out the Oregon Trail

Unit 10: Manifest Destiny Review

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Unit 10: Manifest Destiny Review

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