Westward Expansion Pre-Assessment

What land acquisition helped start the Mexican-American War?

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas Annexation

• Northwest Territory

How did the Louisiana Purchase impact the United States?

• It caused the economy to go broke.

• It doubled the size of the United States.

• It lead to a war with England.

• It ended the disputes between Spain and the U.S.

How did the California Gold Rush impact Westward Expansion?

• It led to the second war with Mexico.

• It caused the United States to finally start building trails to western states.

• It caused thousands of people to move west in search of getting rich quick.

• It led to an outbreak of dysentery that led to thousands of Americans dying.

What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• to negotiate peace treaties with England over the Oregon Territory controversy

• to explore through the Mexican Cession in search of gold and silver

• to convince Napoleon, leader of France, to sell New Orleans to the U.S.

• to map rivers and to collect information of the land, plants, animals, and natives and report back to President Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following was the result of thousands of Native Americans being forced off their lands?

• Trail of Tears

• Oregon Trail

• Mexican Cession

• California Gold Rush

What land did the U.S. gain by fighting a war with Mexico?

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Florida

• Northwest Territory

The Transcontinental Railroad impacted the U.S. by -

• connecting the entire country making westward migration cheaper and faster

• leading to the second war with England over territorial disputes

• causing the U.S. to lose a lot of money because the railroad became a failure

• starting the rush west to look for precious metals

Name the piece of land.

• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Territory 
• Trans-Appalachian West 
• Oregon Country 

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What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They brought about a war with Spain.
• They increased the territory of the United States.
• Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
• Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.

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8.6B

The potential for new markets

An abundance of inexpensive farmland

The discovery of gold

Which title best completes this list?

• Economic Motives for Passing the Northwest Ordinance

• Reasons for Issuing the Monroe Doctrine

• Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies

• Reasons for the Gadsden Purchase