Westward Expansion

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

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

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

Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?

• Florida
• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon

Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?

• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon
• California

Which of the following territories was owned by Spain and mexico before we owned it?

• Oregon
• Florida
• Louisiana
• Texas

Which river did the famous explorers of the Louisiana Territory expedition start their journey?  This river stretches over 2,00 miles across our country to the Rocky Mountains.

• Mississippi River
• Missouri River
• Rio Grande River
• Hudson River

Which area above did the U.S. obtain after making a treaty with Great Britain in 1846?

• A

• B

• E

• D

What was the main reason for the Mexican-American war?

• Indian Removal Act

• Battle of the Alamo

• Texas admitted to the U.S.

• American anti-slavery society was created

The map shows the boundaries just after what event?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Gadsden Purchase

• Oregon Treaty

• Mexican Cession