westward expansion quiz

What does this image represent?

• Mexican Cession
• Gadsden Purchase
• Oregon Territory
• Texas Annexation

Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

• Treaty of Paris
• Adams-Onis Treaty
• Treaty of Jefferson
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the NorthAmerican continent?

• Manifest destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Louisiana Purchase

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the expansion of the American Railroad system during the 1800s?

• the population of the buffalo in the Great Plains decreased

• Native Americans were driven off of their land

• the population of whites in the West increased

• trade and transportation were far easier

• river travel became even more popular

Which of the following accurately describes those that went to mine for gold during the "Gold Rush?"

• they were called "49ers"

• most were young men

• the majority of miners were families with small children

• the vast majority of miners were successful in finding gold

• many were Mexican and Chinese immigrants

The Great Plains region (shown in red) was settled in the mid-1800s for which main reason?

• settlers wanted to mine gold

• there were many rivers that provided transportation

• there were opportunities for inexpensive or free land

• there was a huge fur trade system

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the westward expansion of whites on Native Americans?

• Native Americans were in favor of white westward expansion because it introduced them to new ideas about government.

• Populations of animals utilized by the Native Americans (such as buffalo) decreased drastically.

• Native Americans were forced off their own land and on to reservations.

• Many Native Americans were killed or harmed over the course of westward expansion.

• Many Native Americans grew wealthy from attaining gold during the Gold Rush.

Which of the following is correct about the importance of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• It connected the western half of Texas all the way to Florida, allowing the Southern region to trade cotton and sugar crops.

• It was the first railroad to link the eastern United States to the Pacific Ocean.

• It veered close to the Canadian border and then ended in Ohio.

• It was the mode of transportation taken by Native Americans on the trail of tears.

Which of the following correctly identifies the order of events of Texas's annexation into the United States?

• Americans move into Texas --> Texans win Independence from Mexico --> Texas asked to be annexed into the U.S. --> Mexican-American War begins

• Mexican-American War begins --> Texas declares independence from Mexico --> Mexico defeats Texas --> U.S. declared Texas part of the U.S.

• Americans win the Mexican-American War --> U.S. annexes Texas as part of the war winnings --> Americans move into Texas

• Mexico rejects Texas --> Texas asks to be annexed into the U.S. --> Americans move onto Texas land --> the U.S. pays Mexico $10 million

_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

• Providence
• The Spoils System
• Manifest Destiny
• The Shining She