YISD MS 8th SS Westward Expansion

What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?

• He was against removing American Indians from their native lands.

• He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.

• He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.

• He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.

Which of the following was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?

• Abolishing slavery throughout the United States

• Occupying all of North America

• Withdrawing from foreign affairs

• Returning to an agrarian economy

Which reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846?

• To overturn a corrupt Mexican government

• To defend U.S. territory from Mexican aggression

• To end a Mexican slave rebellion

• To respond to attacks on U.S. merchant ships by Mexican pirates

The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use popular sovereignty to determine whether the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from the-

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• U.S. - Mexican War

• Civil War

Which of these best completes the diagram?

• California

• Nevada

• Texas

• Florida

Which numbered area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?

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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

The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states-

• relied on subsistence farming

• used natural harbors for shipping

• focused on mining and agriculture

• traded freely with other nations

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

• Slave holding state

• Bordered by the Pacific

• Formerly part of Mexico

• Dependent on heavy industry

The names on this map best reflect which of the following?

• Family names of early pioneers in the West

• The impact of American Indian culture on southwestern states

• The inlfuence of Spanish colonial hertiage on the Unoited States

• Religious beliefs brought by immigrants to the United States