Westward Expansion Review

Westward Expansion

Unit 6 Review

NORTHWEST TERRITORY - 1783

Multiple Select

[Select all that apply.]

Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The ordinance established the Northwest Territory, which included areas that are now:

• Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana

• Kentucky and Tennessee

• Wisconsin and Minnesota

• Missouri and Arkansas

Fill in the Blank

The Northwest Ordinance created a system for bringing new states into the Union. Congress agreed that the Northwest Territory would be divided into several smaller territories with a governor appointed by Congress. When the population of a territory reached _____, its settlers could draft their own constitution and ask to join the Union.

Multiple Choice

In addition, the law protected civil liberties and required that public education be provided. Finally, the ordinance prohibited...

• taxation

• slavery

• imprisonment

LOUISIANA PURCHASE - 1803

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are TRUE about the Louisiana Purchase?

• In 1803, the US acquired only the port of New Orleans.

• It cost $30 million or six cents an acre

• It doubled the size of the United States.

Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson ultimately justified the Louisiana Purchase as being implied in the Constitution’s...

• Judicial Power

• General Welfare Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Treaty-Making Power

FLORIDA -1819

Multiple Choice

The United State acquired Florida from...

• Spain through the Adams-Onis Treaty

• France through the Treaty of Paris of 1763

• Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Great Britain through the Treaty of Paris of 1783

Fill in the Blank

Native Americans had long lived in settlements stretching from Georgia to Mississippi. However, President Jackson and other political leaders wanted to open this land to settlement by American farmers. Under pressure from Jackson, Congress passed the _ _ _ in 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.

Fill in the Blank

The Cherokee’s 800-mile forced march became known as the ___. During the march, the Cherokee suffered from disease, hunger, and harsh weather. Almost one-fourth of the 18,000 Cherokee died on the march.

Multiple Choice

Samuel F.B. Morse has a plan that he hoped would speed communication. In May 1844, his idea was tested. What was Morse's idea?

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The Telephone

• The Telegraph

• The Pony Express

TEXAS ANNEXATION - 1845

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Texas won its independence in 1836. In a vote held soon after the Battle of San Jacinto, Texans voted against annexation to the US by a vote of 3,277 to 93.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the Blank

The annexation question became one of the most controversial issues in American politics in the late 1830s and early 1840s. The core issue was not Texas but _

Multiple Choice

Who was the 1844 presidential candidate campaigning in support of "Manifest Destiny," including the annexation of Texas?

• William Henry Harrison

• John Tyler

• James Polk

• John Quincy Adams

OREGON TERRITORY - 1846

Multiple Choice

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

• a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land

• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million

• the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States

• Russia sold the land to the United States for $10

Multiple Choice

What latitude formed the Northern border following the Treaty of Oregon?

• 54°40’ N

• 49° N

• 49° S

• 54°40’ S

MEXICAN CESSION - 1848

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was one of the causes of the US-Mexican War?

• Disagreement over the construction of the transcontinental railroad

• Conflict over the forced removal of Native Americans to the West

• Dispute with Mexico over the southern Texas-Mexico border

Disputed Border

United States: border at Rio Grande River Mexico: border at Nueces River

Multiple Choice

Which statement correctly reflects the regional views of the war with Mexico?

• North opposed the war due to fears of the expansion of slavery.

• South opposed the war due to fears of the North having too much political power.

• The North supported the war as a way to expand their industrial interests.

• The West opposed the war out of fear of interference with the railroad.

Multiple Choice

Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau refused to pay a state poll tax to protest the war with Mexico. This is an example of...

• Disenfranchisement

• Civil Disobedience

• Popular Sovereignty

• Taxation without Representation

Multiple Select

[Select all that apply.]

Which of the following were terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Ended the U.S.-Mexican War

• United States paid Mexico $15 million

• Mexico ceded 525,000 square miles of land in Arizona, California, western Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah

• Mexico gave up all claims to Texas

Multiple Choice

What was the name given to the group of pioneers who went to California during the Gold Rush?

• The Nuggets

• The Golden Arches

• The Seventy-Sixers

• The Forty-Niners

Transcontinental Railroad

GASDEN PURCHASE - 1853

Multiple Choice

How much did the United states pay for the Gadsden Purchase? Who was it purchased from?

• $15 million to Spain

• $10 million to Mexico

• $15 million to Great Britain

• $10 million to France

Multiple Choice

The Gasden Purchase provided the land necessary for the United States to...

• mine for gold

• expand agricultural production

• construct a southern railroad