Chapter 14: Westward Expansion

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

• a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million 
• the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
• Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million

Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to

• obey the Book of Mormon

• prosper in the fur trade

• seek out religious freedom

• gold

What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819?

• Florida Purchase

• Thirteen Colonies

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Country

Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size. 

• Texas Annexation 
• Louisiana Purchase
• Northwest Territory
• Mexican Cession

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

• Manifest destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Louisiana Purchase

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

Which view is expressed in the excerpt in the image?

• advocacy of abolitionism

• defense of federalism

• support for the Monroe Doctrine

• belief in Manifest Destiny

In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

• a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory
• issues arising over the boundaries of Texas
• the discovery of gold in California
• the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Oregon

• California

Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?

• Florida
• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon