Westward Expansion

What year did the U.S purchase Louisiana?

• 1793

• 2003

• 1803

• 1865

What law provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Homestead Act

• Northwest Ordinance 1787

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the start of the U.s/Mexican War?

• Polk stationed troops in a disputed area of Texas

• Border dispute between U.S. and Mexico

• Mexican soldiers fired on U.S. soldiers

• Guadalupe Hidalgo pushed for war in the the U.S. Senate

What territory was added to the United States after the U.S. Mexican War?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon

What land acquisition is shown in this picture?

• Oregon

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Florida

Which land acquisition enabled the United States to extend all the way to the Pacific Ocean?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon

• Texas

• Florida

Name the land gained from Mexico after the the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• Texas

• Mexican Cession

• Florida

• California Purchase

Which treaty ended the U.S./Mexican war and recognized Texas as a part of the U.S. ?

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Oregon Treaty

• Treaty of Paris 1783

T or F The Mexican Cession and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo are the same thing

• True

• False

What caused California to have an influx of people starting in 1849?

• The Mexican American War

• The Gadsen Purchase

• Gold was discovered

• The fur trade