Westward Expansion Review

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

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

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads helped the NA move east
• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
• the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supple and resources
• the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had

Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

• NA could not get enough supplies and this lef to poverty
• NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers
• NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
• NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

How were the NA economically affected by displacement?

• NA profited from gold found on their reservations
• NA families were separated from their children
• NA lived comfortably on reservations
• Many NA suffered from poverty and starvation

Which of the following is not a way the railroad increased agricultural trade?

• Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to market
• Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers
• NA profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
• Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
• Polluted the air and the natural environment
• All of the above

What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Civillization ACt 
• Manifest Destiny Act
• Indian Territory Act