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Hist. Ch. 12 Sec. 1
questions p. 360 #1-6 p. 361 #1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| joint occupation | An agreement that people from both U.S. and Great Britain could settle in an area? |
| mountain man | Frontiersmen and trappers who spent their lives trapping animals and trading their skins. |
| rendezvous | a meeting between two or more people or groups |
| emigrant | one who moves from your OWN country or region to another country or region |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that American's were destined to rule America from the Atlantic from the Pacific. |
| 2. Name the 4 countries that claimed parts of the Oregon country. | Great Britain, Russia, Spain and the United States. |
| 3. How did the fur trade in Oregon aid Americans who began settling there? | The fur trade was the first way that American companies began to get involved in Oregon which then encouraged more settlement. More settlements meant safer settlements. |
| 4. How did Manifest Destiny help Americans justify their desire to extend the U.S. to the Pacfic Ocean? | The justification is that American's chose to believe O'Sulloivan when he said Providence/God had actually given the whole contenent to the American's. |
| 5. For the cause the fur trade developes | The effect was it caused the Oregon area to develop into a major trading place for the furs and brought in more companies and settlers who wanted a part in the fur trading action. |
| 6. Do you think the painting on p. 356 provides a realistic portrayal of the journey west? | Yes because it shows the weather and how they traveled. NO because you don't get a real idea of the swollen rivers they had to cross, or the high mountains, or the rough land they had to cross. |
| P.361 1. What are the approximate coordinates of Fort Victoria? | The codinantes would be 48 degrees N and 124 degrees W |
| P. 361 2. At what line of latitude was the Oregon country divided between the U.S. and Britain? | 49 degrees North |
| P. 361 3. What geographic feature lies at about 42 degrees N and 115 degrees W? | Great Salt Lake |