Manifest Destiny/STAAR Questions

How did migration to the Western Territory help to develop the United States?

• Westward migration helped American Indians preserve their cultural identity.
• Westward migration created densely populated urban and suburban areas.
• Westward migration encouraged civil rights legislation for slaves.
• Westward migration expanded industry and the national economy.

What was the transcontinental railroad meant to connect?

• The southern United States to the North.
• The eastern United States to the West.
• Canada to the southern United States.
• Canada to Mexico and Central America.

Which of the following would most appropriately be called a basic cause of the Mexican War in 1846?

• Mexican violations of the Monroe Doctrine
• antislavery sentiment in Mexico
• evaporation of Spanish power in North America
•  American desire to own Mexico's northern provinces

Define Manifest Destiny

• The organization of America's Works for future Generations

• The belief that it was inevitable that America would own all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• The belief that America was destined to win all major wars in the 1800's

• The belief that America was going to become the most powerful country in the world

What does the expression, "54,40, or fight mean"?

• Polk threatens England that if the United States did not get all the land up to 54,40 N we would go to war with them.

• Polk threatens England that if the United States did not get all the land up to 54,40 S we would go to war with them

• Polk threatens Spain that if the United States did not get all the land up to 54,40 N we would go to war with them

• Polk threatens Spain that if the United States did not get all the land up to 54,40 S we would go to war with them

Why was the Gold Rush significant?

• California grows rapidly

• U.S. goes to war to defend it's new territory from Mexico

• 25 Billion dollars in gold discovered

• Both option 1 and 2

• Both Option 1 and 3

What is a "forty-niner"?

• A person who fought in the Mexican-American War

• A person who traveled to Oregon

• A member of the Mormon faith

• A miner during the gold rush

Which of the following was a term in the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo?

• United States begins to trade with Mexico

• Mexico pays $20 million for damages during Mexican-American War

• United States pay $15 million for half of Mexico

• United States citizens are allowed to move to Mexican Territory

Which city did the Mormon's founded?

• Salt Lake City

• Los Angeles

• Topeka

• San Francisco

Which city grew the most as a result of the California gold rush?

• San Diego

• Los Angeles

• Oakland

• San Francisco