Westward Expansion

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Manifest Destiny was the belief that...

• It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

• Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.

• The United States should respect the land claims of countries.

• All people in the United States should have the right to vote.

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This invention was completed in Promontory Point, Utah in 1869 and united the East and West coasts of the United States.

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The Steamboat

• The Stagecoach

• The Aeroplane

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Utah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?

• Mormons

• Christians

• Native Americans

• Mountain men and fur trappers

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What year did the most miners rush to California?

• 1848

• 1849

• 1852

• 1853

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Which of the following would most likely be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny?

• The owner of a textile factory in the Northeast

• A slave on a southern plantation

• A Native American

• A farmer wanting to obtain new land

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Which president favored the annexation of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

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What action by the United States led to the Mexican-American War in 1846?

• Annexing Texas

• Invading Texas

• Admitting Texas as a free state

• Sending troops to Mexico City

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Why did northerners object to the annexation of Texas?

• It would support the Missouri Compromise

• It would increase the number of free states

• It would increase the number of slave states

• It created additional alliances with Mexico

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What agreement gave America present-day California, Nevada, and Utah as well as parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Gadsden Purchase

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President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...

• He was the only person running for President

• He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

• He was a "Common Man" and people felt connected to him

• He actually didn't win, Henry Clay was the 11th President

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Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

• United States in 1783

• Mexican Cession

• Texas

• The Louisiana Purchase

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Why was the area marked by letter "C" added to the U.S.?

• The U.S. needed to flat terrain to build the Transcontinental Railroad

• The U.S. won the area after the border disputes were settled

• Mexico just gave the land to the U.S. in order to preserve peace

• The U.S. had always owned the land

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Which area of land was acquired in 1848 after a conflict with Mexico?

• A

• B

• C

• E

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What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

• Texas

• California

• Florida

• Oregon

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When the U.S. acquired land area "A" it had reached it's goal of....

• Taking over all of Spain's Territory

• Taking over all of Mexico's Territory

• Pushing Great Britain out of North America

• Reaching the Pacific Ocean

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All of the following were causes of the U.S.-Mexico War EXCEPT:

• The Annexation of Texas

• The U.S. claims to Oregon

• Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico

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What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What group of people settled in present day Utah after leaving the east coast because of religious persecution?

• The Catholics

• The Mormons

• The Forty-Niners

• Spanish Settlers

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Manifest Destiny offered many people...

• Economic Opportunity

• Nothing

• More Factory Jobs

• New Technological Innovations

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What was the start point for most trails west?

• St. Louis/Independence Missouri

• Salt Lake City Utah

• San Francisco California

• Boston Massachusetts

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What trail is shown in image

• Sante Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Mormon Trail

• California Trail

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What border did the U.S. and Great Britain agree on in Oregon Country?

• 54 degrees

• 48 degrees

• 49 degrees

• 55 degrees

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Mexico believed this river was the border between Texas and Meixco

• Nueces River

• Rio Grande

• Red River

• Mississippi River

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America believed this river was the border between Texas and Meixco

• Nueces River

• Rio Grande

• Red River

• Mississippi River

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Why did the Mexican-American War begin?

• Mexico did not want Americans on their territory.

• Mexico wouldn't trade with the United States.

• The US wanted a port from Mexico.

• The US and Mexico could not agree on a boarder.