Unit 7 Migration Westward

In 1803, which of the following doubled the size of the United States?

• Oregon Territory
• Louisiana Purchase
• Gadsden Purchase
• Texas Annexation

The belief that the United States had a right to expand its borders and claim new lands is known as what?

• Trail of Tears
• Manifest Destiny
• Discrimination
• Industrial Revolution

Which of these is the most likely reason a person would NOT agree with the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• He does not believe the white settlers had the right to push the American Indians off their land.
• He believes the American Indians would be better off on a reservation.
• He believes the white settlers had the right to own as much land as possible.
• He does not believe France really sold the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson.
  

____________________ is a person who settles a new part of the country.

• Colonist
• Pioneer
• member of Congress
• the president

What type of land will you find in the Great Plains?

• Wet and swampy
• Covered with trees
• Grasslands
• Mountains

Immigrants came to America MOSTLY to find jobs. Many of them settled

• in the Northeast
• in the Southwest
• in the South
• in the West

The German immigrants and other pioneers wanted to farm. They moved to the

• South
• Southwest
• West
• Midwest

Which president made the Louisiana Purchase?

• George Washington
• James Monroe
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

All of the following were reasons settlers moved west EXCEPT

• Free or cheap land
• Political leadership
• Job opportunities
• Freedom from religious persecution

How did Texas become part of the US?

• After becoming its own country, Texas requested to join the United States because it knew it was not a strong country.
• The US gained control of Texas during the Mexican-American War and made it part of the US.
• The United States purchased Texas from Mexico.
• Mexico gave Texas to the US.