Westward Expansion

Why did people flock to California in 1849?

• To find gold
• To spread Christianity
• To move west
• To find oil

Why did the Mormons travel west to Utah?

• To escape religious persecution
• To find gold
• To spread their faith
• God told them to move to Utah

What area was bought from Mexico that allowed a transcontinental railroad to go around the Rocky Mountains?

• Gadsden Purchase
• Oregon Territory
• Texas Annexation
• Louisiana Purchase

A belief, by most Americans, in the 1800's that America should extend from coast to coast.

• Santa Fe Trail
• Manifest Destiny
• John Jacob Astor
• Gadsden Purchase

As the country expanded west...

• The Native Americans were pushed further and further off their land.

• The American west became more populated with people seeking cheap land and riches.

• More divisions over slavery developed that would ultimately lead to the Civil War.

• All answers are correct.

1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US.

• Adams-Onis Treaty
• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
• Gadsden Purchase
• Louisiana Purchase

land ceded (surrendered) by Mexico as a result of the Mexican war; contained the southwest portion of the U.S.

• Gadsden Purchase
• Mexican Cession
• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
• Louisiana Purchase

Policy created by President James Monroe in 1823, that stated the United States would not tolerate any European interventions in the Americas.

• Homestead Act
• Monroe Doctrine
• Indian Removal Act
• Manifest Destiny

Agreement in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the United States

• Adams-Onis Treaty
• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
• Gadsden Purchase
• Monroe Doctrine

What did President James Polk actually do about the dispute the United States had with Britain over Oregon Country?

• •He agreed to continue "joint occupancy" of Oregon.
• •He stood up to Britain by seizing all of Oregon by force.
• •He gave in to Britain by ceding (giving up) most of Oregon.
• •He compromised with Britain by accepting half of Oregon along the 49th Parallel.