Westward Expansion

Front

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

Back

Manifest destiny 

Front

Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from? Options: Spain, France, Great Britain, Mexico

Back

France

Front

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

Back

They all increased the territory of the United States.

Front

Who were the Mormons?

Back

name given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints

Front

What year was the Louisiana Purchase?

Back

1803

Front

What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?

Back

Indian Removal Act

Front

What territory first allowed the United States to reach the Pacific Ocean? Options: Texas Annexation, Oregon Treay, Louisiana Purchase, Gadsden Purchase

Back

Oregon Treay

Front

How did we acquire area 4?

Back

Florida Cession

Front

Why did President Jackson initially refuse to annex Texas?

Back

Upset the balance between free and slave states.

Front

What states were part of the Mexican Cession? Options: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

Back

California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada