Chapter 13 - Sections 1&2 Wrksht

Question 0

In the early 1800s what four countries claimed land in the northwest

Answer 0

United States, Great Britain, Russia, Spain

Question 1

What area of land in United States lies between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Answer 1

The Great Plains

Question 2

What are the areas of the Southwest claimed by Mexico

Answer 2

California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, half of Colorado

Question 3

In what year did Mexico gain independence from Spain

Answer 3

1821

Question 4

What is manifest destiny and who was the author of the idea of manifest destiny

Answer 4

It describes the belief that the US was destined it to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific. the author was John L O’Sullivan

Question 5

Name the two main trails American settlers used to move west

Answer 5

The Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail

Question 6

Who were the Mountain Men

Answer 6

For trappers from the Northwest

Question 7

In 1869 this territory became the first in the United States to grant women the right to vote

Answer 7

Wyoming

Question 8

What valuable resource was discovered in the Oregon country in the 1850s

Answer 8

Gold