SS 8 Ch. 13.1 &13.2 Quiz Review

The U.S. acquired all its territory peacefully from countries that wanted to sell land. 

• True
• False

“Manifest” means “many festivals.”

• True
• False

Mexico gave up a large part of its territory to the U.S. 

• True
• False

In the 1840s, most Americans thought it would be greedy to expand across the whole continent. 

• True
• False

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

• Mormons
• Christians
• Native Americans
• Fur Trappers

Name the piece of Land.

• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession 
• Louisiana Purchase 
• Florida Cession

Where was most of the territory the United States acquired during the era of Westward Expansion?

• West of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River
• West of the Mississippi River
• Along the Canadian border with the United States

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced to live in reservations.
• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

As the country expanded west...

• The Native Americans were pushed further and further off their land.
• The American west became more populated with people seeking cheap land and riches.
• More divisions over slavery developed that would ultimately lead to the Civil War.
• All answers are correct.

What year did settlers rush to California in search for GOLD

• 1949
• 4949
• 1849
• 1894