Westward Expansion and Sectionalism Day 7 STAAR Review

 All of the following are considered significant roots of the Manifest Destiny except: 

• Americans believed that it was their mission to extend democracy from Atlantic to Pacific coast
• Expanding westward was a way to secure the United States from rival powers like England, Spain, and Russia. 
• Plantation owners in the south wanted to expand their farming operations, and slavery, into the western frontier
• Americans romanticized the pioneering spirit and as a symbol of individualism and freedom.

 The Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the purchase of Florida in 1819, and the annexation of Texas in 1845 are all examples of what political philosophy of the 19th century? 

• Free Enterprise System
• Federalism
• Abolitionism 
• Manifest Destiny

Sam Houston’s victory at the Battle of San Jacinto eventually led to which of the following occurrences? 

• The Annexation of Texas in 1845 and the US-Mexican War
• The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 
• The opening of the Oregon Trail to pioneers in the 1840s 
• The Gadsden Purchase of 1853 

How did the Compromise of 1850 affect land gained through the US-Mexican War? 

• Established free markets of trade with both Mexico and the United States 
• Expanding voting rights to women 
• Opened Texas to the practice of slavery
• Created a new railroad system to transport goods from Texas to the east coast 

 Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups was a result of which congressional action? 

• The Annexation of Texas in 1845The Annexation of Texas in 1845  
• Compromise of 1850 
• Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
• Missouri Compromise of 1820 

 Texas and California both have what historical characteristic in common? 

• Achieved statehood in 1845
• Former territories of Mexico 
• Settled by Mormons
• Allowed the practice of slavery

Using the map below, which territories of land were acquired by the United States between 1845 and 1855? 

• Territories B, C, and D 
• Territories D and E 
• Territories B, E, and G
• Territories E, G, H and J 

 Using the map in question #7, which territory was purchased for $10 million from Mexico to construct a railroad route to the Pacific? 

• Territory F 
• Territory G 
• Territory H 
• Territory J 

 Which of the following is not true about why pioneers and settlers pursued western territories? 

• The availability of natural harbors for shipping
• Inexpensive land 
• Abundant natural resources
• Fertile soil for farming 

 All of the following contribute to sectionalism of the United States in 1850 except

• Differences in local geography 
• Regional availability of natural resources
• Uniform currency and federal taxation 
• Religious values and beliefs within a community