Westward Expansion Review

Front

What was the reason someone would move westward? Options: To own new land, fertile land; To search for gold; Religious freedom; All of the above

Back

All of the above

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Manifest Destiny means __________.

Back

that America should expand westward from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Front

Pioneers faced bad weather and rough river crossings.

Back

True

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Pioneers had an unlimited food supply.

Back

False

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Pioneers faced diseases and bandits.

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True

Front

Match the following land acquisitions to their description. Louisiana Purchase

Back

Thomas Jefferson made this purchase for $15 million. It doubled the size of the United States. It allowed the use of the Mississippi River by farmers.

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Match the following land acquisitions to their description. Florida Cession

Back

The US bargained and made a treaty with Spain to buy this land.

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Match the following land acquisitions to their description. Oregon Territory

Back

Britain also claimed this land, so Britain and the United States came to a compromise over the land. The United States wanted this land because it would benefit their fur trade.

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Match the following land acquisitions to their description. Texas

Back

This independent country was annexed by the United States.

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Match the following land acquisitions to their description. Mexican Cession

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This area was won from Mexico after the Mexican War. This gave us a port on the Pacific Coast and led the United States to discover gold.