Westward Expansion Studyisland

Which area on the map did the United States acquire after signing a treaty with Great Britain?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

Which of the following best explains how the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 had an impact on westward expansion in the United States?

• It granted women the right to vote new territories.

• It established procedures for how territories could become states.

• It allowed territories to decide on the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty.

• It prohibited slavery in all newly acquired territories.

How did Mexico react when the United States annexed Texas?

• Mexico was not interested in what was going on in Texas.

• Mexico was pleased to have the United States as its neighbor

• Mexico felt that the United States should have paid a higher price to acquire Texas.

• Mexico thought that the U.S had taken Mexican land since Mexico had not recognized Texas' independence.

Which number on the map labels the area the U.S. acquired in the Louisiana Purchase?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 6

What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The U.S. became the most populous country in the world.

• The U.S. acquired California.

• The U.S. gained control over all of North America.

• The U.S. doubled the size of its territory.

As the United States expanded westward, what was one of the issues that divided the country?

• public education

• freedom of speech

• expansion of slavery

• women's rights

Expansionists justified the idea of Manifest Destiny and the acquisition of new territory because they were spreading what?

• individualism

• Catholicism

• slavery

• democracy

The United States acquired the area labeled number 6 on the map as a result of which of the following treaties?

• the Adams-Onís Treaty

• the Webster-Ashburton Treaty

• the Treaty of Paris of 1783

• the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

How did the United States acquire the area labeled number 4 on the map?

• The U.S. purchased Texas from Great Britain after the War of 1812.

• Mexico sold the territory to the U.S. in the Gadsden Purchase.

• Mexico ceded the territory to the U.S. after the Mexican-American War.

• The U.S. annexed Texas several years after it had gained its independence from Mexico.

The Confederation Congress passed the Land Ordinance of 1785, which dealt with how land was distributed in the Northwest Territory. Which of the following was one of the results of the Land Ordinance?

• The national government was able to raise money as it sold land in the area.

• The Northwest Territory became the most densely populated area in the U.S.

• Immigrants from certain countries were prohibited from moving to the Northwest Territory.

• Americans who wanted to move to the Northwest Territory were given free land.