Westward Expansion Review

Westward Expansion Review

Multiple Choice

The Texans fought the Mexicans in 1836 at the Battle of ______________ and lost most of their men.

• the Alamo

• Ft. McHenry

• Mexico City

• the French Realm

Multiple Choice

What was the Alamo?

• The train that traveled through Texas

• An abandoned city in Texas

• An old Spanish mission that was used as a fort by the Texans.

Multiple Choice

What caused the United States to acquire the Mexican Cession?

• it was part of the Louisiana Purchase

• it was part of the Annexing of Texas

• winning the Mexican War

• they bought the land from Mexico

Labelling

Label the map of Westward Expansion in United States.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

US 1783

Texas Annexation from Mexico

Oregon Country

Mexican Cession

Florida; Adams-Onis Treaty

13 Colonies

Gadsden Purchase

Convention of 1818

Louisiana Purchase

Multiple Choice

What was NOT true of the California Gold rush?

• Led to vigilantes acting as law enforcers

• Was comprised of mostly families from the northeast

• Only about 1 percent struck it rich

• Miners opposed slavery

Multiple Choice

Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?

• Sam Houston
• William B. Travis
• James Fannin
• Santa Anna

Word Cloud

In one or 2 words, describe the battle of the Alamo.

Multiple Choice

What was the Gadsden Purchase?

• Mexico Purchased part of California back from the US

• The US paid 10 million dollars for parts of Arizona and New Mexico

• The US paid 15 million dollars for parts of Arizona and New Mexico

• The US paid 12 million dollars for Texas

Multiple Choice

Why was the Alamo important?

• It became a motivator for Texas Independence after the death of famous Americans such as Davy Crockett there

• It became a motivator for Texas Independence after the death of famous Americans such as Sam Houston there

• It was the first major American victory in the Mexican-American War

• It ended the revolt for Texan Independence

Multiple Choice

Which U.S. President was elected for his Manifest Destiny beliefs?

• Andrew Jackson

• Martin Van Buren

• James K. Polk

• John Tyler

Open Ended

President James K. Polk is considered to be the Manifest Destiny president. Why would he be given this distinction?

Your response should be at least 5 COMPLETE sentences!

Multiple Choice

Which immigrant group migrated to California to find gold and faced heavy discrimination & persecution?

• Irish

• German

• French

• Chinese

Multiple Choice

Name for the fur trappers of the west

• Vigilantes

• Mountain Men

• Great Plains Hunters

• Rendevouz

Multiple Choice

Mormon leader who took over after the death of Joseph Smith and led the Mormons to settle in Utah.

• Sam Houston

• Brigham Young

• General Utah

• James K Polk

Multiple Choice

At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?

• In the House of Representatives
• In the Senate
• In the Executive Branch
• In the Judicial Branch

Multiple Choice

Which lawmaker was most responsible for the MO Compromise?

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay

Hotspot

This painting represents the idea of Manifest Destiny. Point to the kinds of new "technologies" that will be brought to the west.

**hint: there are 5

Drag and Drop

Which descriptions apply to the Oregon Trail?​

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took 5-6 month

took 2 months

for commercial use

mostly traveled by settlers

Multiple Select

In the Missouri Compromise, Maine entered as a free state & Missouri as a slave state. To determine the question of slavery in territories and new states, a boundary line was drawn at the 36^o30' latitude that indicated that...

Choose 2.

• North of the line, slavery would be permitted

• South of the line, slavery would be permitted

• North of the line, slavery would be prohibited

• South of the line, slavery would be prohibited

Multiple Choice

What does the term Manifest Destiny mean?

• the belief that the United States had the right to move west during the 1800s

• the belief that the Presidents of the United States could buy any land they wanted

• the belief that Britain can come back and rule over the country

• the belief that the US is destined to always be at war with Europe

Categorize

Options (20)

Mountain Men, Pioneers, Traders, Mormons led the way

President James K. Polk

Oregon Country border disputed settled at the 49th parallel

Gadsden Purchase finalized US continental map

Oregon & Santa Fe Trails

Missouri Compromise

Tennesseans: Sam Houston & Davy Crockett

"Remember the Alamo!"

Caused by more strict Mexican laws; Mexican army attempting to seize a cannon

Republic of Texas for 9 years

Border dispute: Rio Grande vs. Nueces River

Texas annexation into the US

Mexican Cession adds 25% to US

Santa Anna flees country

Gold found on Sutter's Mill in 1848

Forty-niners

Chinese immigrants face discrimination & persecution

1850 California admitted as a state

Population boom & new businesses bolster economy

Incentivized by land, freedom, & money

Organize these options into the right categories.

*Note: Manifest Destiny category includes all items NOT involved with the other 3

Manifest Destiny

Texas Revolution

Mexican-American War

California Gold Rush