Westward Movement

Manifest Destiny was the belief that America was destined to expand the country all the way across ____________.

• The Atlantic Ocean

• North America

• The Pacific Ocean

• the mountains

What three states were part of the Oregon Territory?

• Oregon

• Washington

• Idaho

• California

How much land did the Unites States gain in the treaty after the Mexican American War?

• Over 500,000 square miles

• Exactly 12,000 square miles

• Less than 400,000 square miles

• Over 1,000,000 square miles

Few people traveled the Oregon Trail.

• True

• False

The Oregon Trail stretched through ____ states.

• 1

• 3

• 6

• 8

The ____________was the main vehicle used to travel the Oregon Trail.

• covered wagon

• automobile

• horse and buggy

• airplane

List 3 common dangers faced by pioneers on the Oregon Trail.

• bad weather

• accidents

• diseases

• Native American attacks

What did the pioneers pack the most of in their covered wagons?

• food

• clothing

• extra wagon parts

• games

What was the nickname given to the people who rushed to California to find gold?

• forty-niners

• fifty-niners

• miners

• Californians

The method used for separating gold from dirt and gravel was called __________.

• mining

• panning

• picking

• kettling