Benchmark 2 Final Jeopardy
1. Who were the forty-niners and
why did they go to California? How
did they hear about it?
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A forty-niner was a fortuneseeker who came to California
during the Gold Rush. They came
to California because they had
heard about the Gold Rush from
Samuel Brannan, newspapers,
and President Polk confirmed
that gold had been discovered.
2. Explain the concept of Manifest
Destiny and its effects on US
Expansion.
Things to consider: What is
Manifest Destiny? How many
people came west? What areas
did we fight over? Who did we
fight with? Where did we go?
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The belief that the United States
was destined by God to extend its
boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.
Many believed that the nation’s
mission was to spread freedom
by settling the entire continent.
More than 250,000 people made
the trek westward, and we fought
for land in the Oregon Country
and in the Mexican-American
War.