Expansion Unit Assessment (2025)

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This is the belief that America should expand across the American continent.

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Manifest Destiny

Front

Which land acquisition in 1803 doubled the size of the United States?

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Louisiana Purchase

Front

The annexation of this southern state was very controversial because it would enter as a slave state: Oregon, Texas, California, Florida

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Texas

Front

Many settlers traveled west to Oregon in search of: Gold, Cheap farmland, Industrial jobs, Religious freedom

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Cheap farmland

Front

What triggered the Mexican-American War? Options: The annexation of Florida, The Louisiana Purchase, The Gadsden Purchase, The annexation of Texas

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The annexation of Texas

Front

Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in Mexico losing about half of its territory?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Front

Which state had a population boom due to the Gold Rush?

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California

Front

Which state had enough people within two years of the Gold rush to apply for statehood?

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California

Front

Which side won the Battle of the Alamo?

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The Mexicans

Front

What was the American rallying cry after the Battle of the Alamo?

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"Remember the Alamo!"