Westward Expansion

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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

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

What piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the Southwest? What did they want to build?

• Mexican Cession/Trails

• Louisiana Territory/Canals

• transcontinental/Oregon Country

• Gadsden Purchase/Railroad

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

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

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —

• more than doubled the size of the United States
• established a method for admitting new states to the Union
• encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution
• proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories

Which geographic feature did settlers encounter when they were moving westward?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River

Which President added the most land to the United States?

• James K Polk

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison