Causes of Territorial Expansion

Western Expansion: Land Acquisition

Multiple Choice

Which name best completes the diagram?

• Articles of Confederation

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

Multiple Choice

Which document completes this excerpt?

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Ghent

• Northwest Ordinance

• Louisiana Purchase Treaty

Multiple Choice

The Louisiana Purchase was important to the United States because it —

• closed the western territories to slavery

• expanded the nation’s boundary to the Pacific Ocean

• removed the Spanish from North America

• secured control of the Mississippi River

Multiple Choice

Which number on the map is located in an area purchased by the United States from Spain for $5 million in 1819?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What can be concluded about the writer's view on Texas annexation?

• He favored annexation because it would benefit the U.S. economy.

• He opposed Texas annexation because Texas was a slave state.

• He favored annexation because Texas would be counted as a free state.

• He opposed annexation because he wanted to prevent the spread of Spanish influence.

Multiple Choice

As a result of the Oregon Treaty, the United States achieved its goal of -

• expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean

• acquiring land for a southwestern railroad

• reserving western territory for American Indians

• securing the southern border of the country

The "X" Factor

• AnneXation of TeXas led to a war with MeXico

Multiple Choice

What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?

• To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory

• To prevent human rights abuses in Mexico

• To preserve religious freedom within Texas

• To ensure slavery would continue in Texas

Multiple Choice

According to the excerpt above, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to -

• support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican War

• encourage commerce among U.S. states formed from the Louisiana Purchase

• allow the United States and Mexico to share railroad construction costs

• encourage the sale of U.S. government land in Florida

Multiple Select

Check all the ways the United States obtained territories.

• Bought Territory

• Fought Wars

• Signed Treaties

• None of the Above

Multiple Choice

What common impact did these events have on the United States?

• They protected the rights of Northeastern manufacturers.

• They stopped the westward spread of American settlers.

• They helped fulfill the belief in Manifest Destiny.

• They delayed the relocation of American Indian tribes.

Multiple Choice

Which of these events occurred in 1803?

• The election of George Washington as the first President of the United States

• The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France

• The election of Andrew Jackson as the first President not born to riches

• The admission to statehood of Maine and Missouri

Multiple Choice

Which of these best completes the diagram?

• California

• Oregon

• Texas

• Florida

Multiple Choice

What is the darker shaded area on the map?

• Oregon Territory

• California

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas

Multiple Choice

In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

• a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory

• issues arising over the boundaries of Texas

• the discovery of gold in California

• the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

Multiple Choice

Which area on the map was ceded to the United States by Mexico after the U.S.-Mexican War?

• Area 1

• Area 2

• Area 3

• Area 4

Multiple Choice

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?