Trivia Quiz Over Manifest Destiny Section
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Here is a practice quiz over our Manifest Destiny Section.
- 1.After Joseph Smith was killed by a mob in 1844, ___ became the new leader of the Mormons.
- A.
Jim Beckwourth
- B.
Brigham Young
- C.
Jebidiah Smith
- D.
James Polk
- 2.In the 1840s, people followed _____________________ to new land and opportunities in what is now the northwestern United States.
- A.
Brigham Young
- B.
The Mormons
- C.
The Oregon Trail
- D.
Jim Beckwourth
- 3.A route forged by ______________________ became the main way to northern California in the 1850s.
- A.
Jim Beckwourth
- B.
Brigham Young
- C.
The Mormons
- D.
Jedediah Smith
- 4.Some merchants who followed ___ made large profits trading with people who lived in territory governed by Mexico.
- A.
The Santa Fe Trail
- B.
Jim Beckwourth
- C.
Brigham Young
- D.
Jedediah Smith
- 5.Starting from Council Bluffs, Iowa, ______________________________ moved west into Mexican territory and stopped in what is now Utah.
- A.
Jim Beckwourth
- B.
The Mormons
- C.
Jedediah Smith
- D.
James Polk
- 6.In the 1820s, SAM HOUSTON fulfilled his dead father's dream by settling a group of Americans in Texas.
- A.
True
- B.
False / Stephen Austin
- C.
False / Santa Anna
- 7.As more and more Americans settled in Texas, Mexico's president JUAN SEQUIN grew determined to bring the region under tighter Mexican control.
- A.
True
- B.
False / Stephen Austin
- C.
False / Santa Anna
- 8.STEPHEN AUSTIN, a commander at the Alamo, refused to surrender to the Mexican army.
- A.
True
- B.
False / William Travis
- C.
False / Stephen Austin
- 9.After a Mexican army overran a small Texan force in the BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO, the rebelling Texans became even more determined to win independence from Mexico.
- A.
True
- B.
False / Battle of the Alamo
- C.
False / Mexican-American War
- 10.He sent troops into a region claimed by both the United States and Mexico.
- A.
James K. Polk
- B.
Winfield Scott
- C.
Zachary Taylor
- D.
Jedediah Smith
- 11.This encouraged Americans to seek new lands on the North American continent.
- A.
Bear Flag Revolt
- B.
Battle of the Alamo
- C.
Mexican Cession
- D.
Manifest destiny
- 12.This resulted from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
- A.
Bear Flag Revolt
- B.
Mexican Cession
- C.
Manifest destiny
- D.
The Oregon Trail
- 13.In California in the 1840s, Mariano Vallejo was
- A.
The Mexican governor who was overthrown by American settlers.
- B.
A Spanish mission where gold was discovered in 1848.
- C.
A Californio who owned thousands of acres of land.
- D.
A Mexican law that American settlers believed deprived them of their rights
- 14.By which route did miners reach California?
- A.
Sail to Isthmus of Panama, cross overland, then sail to California
- B.
Overland trails across America
- C.
Sail around South America and up the Pacific coast to California
- D.
Any one of these routes could be taken to California
- 15.Who were the Californios?
- A.
Miners from China who came to California to search for gold
- B.
Californians of Mexican or Spanish descent
- C.
African Americans who mined in the California gold fields
- D.
Californians who revolted against Mexican rule
- 16.Which two men are most closely linked to the discovery of gold in California?
- A.
John Marshall and Mariano Vallejo
- B.
John Sutter and John Frémont
- C.
James Marshall and John Sutter
- D.
John Frémont and James Marshall
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