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After Jackson stepped down as president, who ran against the Whigs in the following election?
a) Martin Van Buren
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) John Adams, Jr.
d)

How did Henry Clay and Daniel Webster attempt to set Andrew Jackson up for failure?
a) They believed that he would veto the bank and everyone would hate him for it.
b) They believed that he would vote for the bank and everyone would hate him for it
c) They believed that he would ask his friends to sign a pact against them
d)

On what parallel did the US and England divide Oregon?
a) 49
b) 48
c) 56
d)

What did Andrew Jackson do with the bank re-charting bill?
a) vetoed it
b) voted for it
c) changed it to make him a rich
d)

What does Manifest Destiny mean?
a) It's our country's destiny to spread over the entire continent
b) It's our country's destiny to take over parts of Canada
c) It's our country's destiny to take over parts of Mexico
d)

What four nations claimed Oregon Territory?
a) US, Spain, England, Russia
b) US, France, England, Russia
c) US, France, Spain and England
d)

What group made up the first settlers in Oregon?
a) missionaries
b) miners
c) mountain men
d)

What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
a) A treaty between the US and Spain in which Spain gave up its claims to Oregon
b) A treaty between the US and France in which France gave up its claims to Oregon
c) A treaty between the US and France in which France gave up its claims to Louisiana
d)

What political party formed out of oppostition to Andrew Jackson?
a) Whigs
b) Republicans
c) Democrats
d)

What president wanted Oregon Terrritory to become part of the United States?
a) James K. Polk
b) Andrew Jackson
c) Martin Van Buren
d)

What was a prairie schooner made from?
a) six or seven arching wooden bows supporting a canvas cover
b) seven or eight arching metal bows supporting a vinyl cover
c) an old boat
d)

What was the Bear Flag Republic?
a) The Independent Nation of California
b) The Independent Nation of Oregon
c) The Independent Nation of New Mexico
d)

What was the main way for settlers to get to Oregon?
a) South Pass
b) North Pass
c) Over the Rockies
d)

What was the nickname for the Great Plains region?
a) The Great American Desert
b) The Great American Plains
c) The Great American Wild West
d)

Where did the phrase Four Forty or Fight come from?
a) Polk's slogan about where our Oregon's borders should be
b) Polk's slogan about where our New Mexico's borders should be
c) Van Buren's slogan about where our Oregon's borders should be
d)

Where did the Santa Fe Trail begin?
a) Independence, Missouri
b) Independence, Indiana
c) Aspen, Colorado
d)

Where is New Mexico located?
a) between Texas and California
b) Between Texas and Oklahoma
c) Between Texas and Louisiana
d)

Where was the Oregon Territory located?
a) between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, North of California
b) between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
c) between New Mexico and California
d)

Who became the new leader of the Mormons after Joseph Smith was killed?
a) Brighman Young
b) Marcus Whitman
c) James K. Polk
d)

Who is Dr. Marcus Whitman?
a) He build a mission in Oregon amongst the Cayuse People
b) He build a mission in California amongst the Cayuse People
c) He builddd a mission in New Mexicao amongst the Cayuse People
d)

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