United States History Chapter 9 Manifest Destiny Study Guide
Mr. Ron McCants, Teacher
Answers on Page 4
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. According to Mexican law, immigrants had to meet all of the following requirements EXCEPT
a. learn to speak Spanish.
c. become Mexican citizens.
b. convert to Roman Catholicism.
d. live under Mexican law.
2. Supporters of James K. Polk cried “Fifty-four Forty or Fight,” which meant
a. they wanted all of the 54,040 acres of Oregon that were in dispute.
b. they wanted Mexico to sell the U.S. the 54,040 acres of California.
c. they wanted all of Oregon to the 54º 40’ north latitude line.
d. they wanted all of California to the 54º 40’ north latitude line.
3. Seeking religious freedom, the Mormons traveled west, settling in what is now
a. Oregon.
c. Utah.
b. California.
d. Idaho.
4. In the 1844 presidential race, former president Martin Van Buren lost his party’s nomination because he
a. wanted to annex Texas as a free state.
b. wanted to annex Texas as a slave state.
c. did not support annexation.
d. did not take a stand on annexation.
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5. There are ____ from Austin, Texas to Mexico City.
a. 50 miles
c. between 100 and 150 miles
b. between 50 and 100 miles
d. more than 200 miles
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6. For people on the first wagon train traveling to what is present-day Oregon, they may have lived for ___
without having the same rights of other citizens of the U.S.
a. 5 years
c. more than 15 years
b. 10 years
d. more than 20 years
“Texas is now ours. Already, before these words are written, her Convention has undoubtedly ratified the
acceptance, by her Congress, or our proffered invitation into the Union; and made the requisite changes in her
already republican form of constitution to adapt it to it future federal relations. . . . [It is] the manifest destiny
[of Americans] to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly
multiplying millions.” —excerpt from article by John Louis O’Sullivan in United States Magazine and
Democratic Review
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7. That Americans were given ____ by ____ is one accepted interpretation of John Louis O’Sullivan’s article.
a. hope, Providence
c. land, the British
b. a continent, God
d. freedom, God
Wagons West! 1800s
Squatters
Preemption Act of 1830
Oregon Trail, California
pioneers who settled on lands they did not own
law that guaranteed squatters the right to claim land
before it was surveyed
routes from east to west that had been carved out
Trail, Santa Fe Trail
Treaty of Fort Laramie
overlanders
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peace accord between federal government and Native
American groups who agreed to specific geographic
boundaries
travelers on wagon trains headed west
8. The hope of finding land on which to settle drove Americans, who were called ____, across the continent.
a. squatters
c. overlanders
b. trailblazers
d. natives
“Oh my fellow countrymen, the fearful conflict will fill our land with untold suffering, misfortune, and
disaster.” —Sam Houston, quoted in Profiles in History
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9. Sam Houston is referring here to the
a. War with Mexico.
b. American Civil War.
c. Battle of the Alamo.
d. Battle of San Jacinto.
“January 21, 1839. The Indians have covered our house with grass & boughs & chinked it so that we are very
comfortable.
August 5, 1839. I have just been exercising some [Nez Perce] boys in adding numbers. I never could make
white children understand half as quick. . . .
December 9, 1847. We were hoping to have Dr. Whitman to supper with us tonight. But about sunset, Old
Solomon arrived bringing the sad intelligence that Dr. & Mrs. Whitman . . . & others have been murdered by
the Indians. . . . I do not see why I should expect to be preserved when more faithful servants are cut off.” —
Mary Richardson Walker, quoted in Women of the West
____ 10. According to this quotation, news of the Whitmans’ murder by the Native Americans has made Walker
a. uncertain about her calling to work with the Indians.
b. disheartened and questioning as to why she has been let live.
c. angry and vengeful.
d. strengthen her conviction that moving west was a poor idea.
Completion
Complete each statement.
11. Before the introduction of the mechanical ____________________, farmers had to cut grain by hand using a
sickle or a scythe.
12. After American missionaries arrived in ____________________ in the late 1830s, their information
persuaded many Easterners to come to the lush Willamette Valley.
13. The travelers heading west in wagon trains were known as ____________________.
14. Native Americans feared that the increasing flow of settlers would disrupt the ____________________ on
which they depended for their livelihood.
15. After migrating west to escape further persecution, the Mormons staked claim on the land they called
____________________.
16. The Spanish-speaking people who established settlements in Texas before Stephen Austin arrived were called
____________________.
17. After winning independence from Mexico, Texans voted in favor of ____________________, that is, of
asking to become part of the United States.
18. In the 1844 election, James K. Polk defeated Whig candidate ____________________.
19. War with Mexico started when American troops led by General ____________________ crossed the Nueces
River.
20. The Treaty of ______________________________ ended the war between Mexico and the United States.
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. the Alamo
f.
b. William B. Travis
g.
c. Antonio Lopéz de Santa Anna
h.
d. Goliad
i.
e. Stephen Austin
j.
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San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Fredonia
Gonzales
General Urrea
first president of the Republic of Texas
captured in the Battle of San Jacinto
went to Mexico City to negotiate with the government
site of the execution of more than 300 Texans
name Haden Edwards gave to the American settlements in Texas after declaring them an independent nation
abandoned Spanish mission where a small force of Texans held off the Mexican army for 13 days before
being overrun
Mexican commander who executed the Texans after his request for clemency was refused
site of attack that ended the Texas Revolution
commander of the force of Texans at the Alamo
site of the Texans’ first victory over the Mexican army
United States History Chapter 9 Manifest Destiny Study Guide
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overlanders
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