STAAR Review #6 (Manifest Destiny/Sectionalism)

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

• a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million 
• the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
• Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million

Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to

• obey the Book of Mormon
• prosper in the fur trade
• seek out religious freedom
• gold

Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size. 

• Texas Annexation 
• Louisiana Purchase
• Northwest Territory
• Mexican Cession

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 Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —

• more than doubled the size of the United States
• established a method for admitting new states to the Union
• encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution
• proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories

In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

• a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory
• issues arising over the boundaries of Texas
• the discovery of gold in California
• the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?

• Florida
• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon

Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
• Meriwether Lewis and James Madison
• William Clark and Thomas Jefferson
• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

As a result of Westward Expansion, what tragic event took the lives of over one third of the Native American people as they moved to Indian reservations?

• The Trail of Tears
• The War for Independence
• The French and Indian War
• The War of 1812