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Unit 10
Manifest Destiny
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| define manifest destiny: | white settlers' desire to settle the West of North America |
| An example of Manifest Destiny is: | Movement from New Jersey to Oregon |
| What river is the boundary between Mexico and the United States? | Rio Grande |
| What word best describes manifest destiny? | westward expansion |
| Who were the first Americans to settle the West? | Missionaries |
| Where did missionaries settle? | Willamette Valley |
| what place is in the Oregon Territory? | Willamette Valley |
| Who was the founder of Mormonism? | Joseph Smith |
| What state is most associated with the Mormon religion today? | Utah |
| What physical geographical feature gave Mormons protection? | The Rocky Mountains |
| What year was gold discovered in the West? | 1849 |
| What state was gold discovered in? | California |
| What river did the Oregon Trail follow? | Missouri River |
| What AREA of America did the Santa Fe Trail lead to? | The Southwest |
| Why did people move west? | cheap land, lots of water |
| Define Pioneer: | someone who does something for the first time |
| What was the primary food source for native people? | buffalo |
| Why did white hunters kill buffalo? | for their tongues |
| Mormons belong to the : | Church of Latter Day Saints |
| Today most buffalo live in the: | Yellowstone National Park |
| Approximately how many wild buffalo are left in the United States? | 4 thousand |
| Define annexation | addition |
| What state was annexed in 1845? | Texas |
| Define Polygamy: | a man can marry more than one woman |
| Where did the Mormon Trail lead too? | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| What mountain range did all of the pioneers have to cross in going west? | Rocky |
| If coming from New Jersey, what mountain range did pioneers have to cross first? | Appalachian |
| What physical feature did all of the trails have to follow leading west? | water |
| Where did settlers leave from in order to head west? | Independence, Missouri |
| Make sure you know the map of Manifest Destiny! |