YISD MS SS 8th Westward Expansion STAAR Released

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.

During the 1840s the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Manifest Destiny

• The American System

• States' Rights

The bullet points in this list would most likely be included in an essay about-

• the rise of the Republican Party

• the emergence of Manifest Destiny

• abolitionist groups in the western territories

• the growth of the secession movement in southern states

This excerpt provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported-

• federal financing of transportation systems in the West

• making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy

• social Darwinism as a justification for expansion

• prohibiting the expansion of slavery into new areas of the United States

Which of these 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

As a result of the Oregon Treaty, the United States achieved its goal of-

• expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean

• acquiring land for a southwestern railroad

• reserving western territory for American Indians

• securing the southern border of the country

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

Which event on the timeline contributed most directly to the outbreak of the U.S.-Mexican War?

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• 2

• 3

• 4

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

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Which of these best completes the diagram?

• California

• Nevada

• Texas

• Florida