Chapter 11 Review

Which example specifically describes people in the U.S. overcoming a physical barrier?

• American Indians lived in teepees they could take with them as they followed herds of buffalo.

• Prospectors hurried to California to try to get rich during the Gold Rush.

• Colonists in the South built an economy focused on agriculture because of the region's climate and soil.

• Pioneers crossed the Rocky Mountains on their way to the Oregon Territory.

Why was the Louisiana Purchase a significant event in U.S. history?

• It doubled the size of the U.S.

• It ended westward expansion in the U.S.

• It started a war between the U.S. and France.

• It nearly bankrupted the U.S.

This map shows U.S. territorial acquisitions over time. Which area did the U.S. purchase from France in 1803?

• Area A

• Area B

• Area C

• Area D

This map shows U.S. territorial acquisitions over time. Which area did the U.S. receive from Mexico as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• Area A

• Area B

• Area C

• Area D

This map shows U.S. territorial acquisitions over time. Which area did the U.S. receive from Spain through a treaty in 1819?

• Area A

• Area B

• Area C

• Area D

Which text BEST completes the graphic organizer?

• Goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

• Motivations for Westward Expansion

• Obstacles on the Oregon Trail

• Reasons for U.S. Territorial Expansion

Which belief contributed to the westward expansion of the U.S.?

• Americans believed that American Indians in the west were more peaceful than the American Indians in the east.

• Americans believed they would be safer if they moved west because that would put more distance between them and powerful European countries.

• Americans believed the land to the east of the Mississippi River was not good for farming.

• Americans believed it was their right and duty to move west and occupy the entire width of the continent.

Which of these events happened first?

• Texas declares independence from Mexico.

• Mexico attacks and kills Texas rebels at the Alamo.

• Sam Houston leads Texas army to defeat Mexico and win independence.

• U.S. annexes Texas as a state.

What happened after Texas declared independence from Mexico?

• Mexico attacks and kills Texas rebels at the Alamo.

• Sam Houston leads Texas army to defeat Mexico and win independence.

• U.S. annexes Texas as a state.

Which of these events happened last?

• Texas declares independence from Mexico.

• Mexico attacks and kills Texas rebels at the Alamo.

• Sam Houston leads Texas army to defeat Mexico and win independence.

• U.S. annexes Texas as a state.