Settlers Moving West in the 19th Century

What was the main reason settlers moved west in the 19th century according to the text?

• To escape political conflicts in the eastern half of the United States.

• A tough economy and the promise of a rich and exciting future.

• To follow the expedition of Zebulon Pike.

• Because of the overcrowding in the eastern cities.

What concept, mentioned in the text, is characterized by a self-reliant independence and influenced the American national self-image?

• Manifest Destiny

• Individualism

• Mountain Men

• Opening the West

Who were the 'mountain men' referred to in the text?

• Settlers who moved to the West to start agricultural farms.

• Politicians who promoted the idea of Manifest Destiny.

• Fur trappers and explorers in the wilderness of the West.

• Merchants who established trade routes across the West.

During what time period did trappers meet with fur traders at temporary markets according to the text?

• From about 1806 to 1825

• From about 1825 to 1840

• From about 1840 to 1855

• From about 1855 to 1870

What was the purpose of a rendezvous in the context of the Westward expansion?

• A social gathering for settlers and explorers

• A place to sell and buy goods and supplies

• A military strategy meeting point

• A religious meeting for settlers

Which of the following mountain men became the first white American to travel overland from the East to California and back?

• Kit Carson

• Jedediah Smith

• Jim Beckwourth

• John O'Sullivan

What did Jim Beckwourth discover in 1850 that was significant for settlers traveling to northern California?

• A gold mine

• A river route

• A mountain pass through the Sierra Nevada

• A new method of transportation

What does the term "manifest destiny" refer to in the context of American expansion?

• The belief in the economic prosperity of the West

• The idea that Americans were destined to spread and possess the whole continent

• The right to annex Texas as a state

• The journey of mountain men to explore the West

What cultural assumption did the concept of manifest destiny reflect regarding the United States?

• That the United States should only occupy the eastern seaboard

• That the United States should one day stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• That the United States should limit its expansion to the Mississippi River

• That the United States should not expand its territory at all

What did O'Sullivan's editorial suggest about God's intentions for white Protestant Americans?

• That they should share the continent with other cultures

• That they should focus on developing the lands they already occupied

• That they were destined to take over the continent

• That they should avoid moving westward