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Manifest Destiny Review

Answer the following questions.

  1. By what name were the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Tribes called?
    1. Eastern Tribes
    2. Five Civilized Tribes
    3. Muscogee
    4. Southeastern Tribes

    Answer: b. Five Civilized Tribes

  2. What state was used as new land for the Native Americans?
    1. Oklahoma
    2. Alabama
    3. Tennessee
    4. Florida

    Answer: a. Oklahoma

  3. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was an example of what popular American concept?
    1. Might Makes Right
    2. Industrialization
    3. Monroe Doctrine
    4. Manifest Destiny

    Answer: d. Manifest Destiny

  4. Who was the President of the U.S. when the Indian Removal Act was signed?
    1. James Monroe
    2. Martin Van Buren
    3. Andrew Jackson
    4. Thomas Jefferson

    Answer: c. Andrew Jackson

  5. Expecting the Native Americans to live like whites was called by what term?
    1. Manifest Destiny
    2. Assimilation
    3. Emigration
    4. Segregation

    Answer: b. Assimilation

  6. Which trail was later used by the United States to invade Mexico?
    1. Santa Fe Trail
    2. Oregon Trail
    3. Mormon Trail
    4. California Trail

    Answer: a. Santa Fe Trail

  7. Which trail was used mostly by those fleeing religious persecution?
    1. Santa Fe Trail
    2. Oregon Trail
    3. Mormon Trail
    4. California Trail

    Answer: c. Mormon Trail

  8. Which trail saw its use go from just a few travelers to a huge number in 1849?
    1. Santa Fe Trail
    2. Oregon Trail
    3. Mormon Trail
    4. California Trail

    Answer: d. California Trail

  9. Which trail led to what would become the 33rd state?
    1. Santa Fe Trail
    2. Oregon Trail
    3. Mormon Trail
    4. California Trail

    Answer: b. Oregon Trail

  10. Which of these is NOT a reason American settlers moved west in the 1800s?
    1. to escape religious persecution
    2. to find gold and become wealthy
    3. to have a pleasant trip west
    4. to find employment opportunities

    Answer: c. to have a pleasant trip west

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