8th Grade Unit 5 Westward Expansion Test Review

What was the main goal of Manifest Destiny?

• To make a treaty with France
• To make peace with the Native Americans
• To expand the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
• To make make a Canada a part of the U.S. 

Who invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?

• Cyrus McCormick
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Deere
• Eli Whitney

With the invention of the cotton gin....

• Cotton production decreased
• There was an increase in cotton production
• A decline in slavery

What development led to new cities and markets, and allowed transportation on land of cotton to be more efficient?

• Cotton Gin

• Canals

• Steamboats

• Railroads

Jacksonian Democracy (universal male suffrage) favored

• New Englanders 
• The “common man” 
• Native Americans and blacks 
• Wealthy landowners 

The Cherokee people were forced _______ of the Mississippi River

• North 
• South
• East 
• West

Why was it called the "Trail of Tears?"

• Harsh conditions
• There were many deaths
• People cried over the loss of their "homeland"
• All of the above

The war with Mexico BEGAN with

• California's rebellion
• a border dispute in Texas
• the Battle of Buena Vista
• a US invasion of Mexico City

Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?

• it was needed for the building of a railroad
• it was a gift from Mexico
• it was part of the treaty with Mexico
• gold was discovered in that area

Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?

• Texas Annexation
• Gadsden Purchase 
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon Territory