Westward Expansion

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

What is the name of the piece of land the U.S. gained after the Mexican-American War?

• Oregon Country
• Given Mexican Land
• Louisiana Purchase
• Mexican Cession

The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.

• Andrew Jackson
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• James K. Polk

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

What territory is represented by the E on the map?

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Mexican Cession

Why did Mormon pioneers migrate to Utah?

• better climate
• bigger population
• economic opportunity
• religious freedom

Who was Brigham Young?

• started the Mormon church
• leader of the Mormon, brought Mormons to Utah
• a Spanish missionary
• mountain man

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 

• Surfers
• Coasters
• Forty Niners
• Raiders

What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to

• Texas American war
• Mexican Revolu
• Mexican-American War
• Indian War