Westward Expansion

What year did the most miners rush to California?

• 1848
• 1849
• 1852
• 1853

Utah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?

• Mormons
• Christians
• Native Americans
• Mountain men and fur trappers

Manifest Destiny was the belief that...

• It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
• Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
• The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
• All people in the United States should have the right to vote.

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The ________________ was a law in 1862 that offered acres of land to anyone who agreed to live on and improve the land for 5 years.

• Dawes Act

• Meeting at Promontory Point

• Homestead Act

• Boomtown Act

How did railroads help with trade and economic growth?

• They did not help. They just polluted the environment for future generations.
• Helped cows eat more grass and grow bigger when they were moved to the train station by the cowboys.
• Provided a fast way to get crops and animals to the markets
• Provided a way to move the Native Americans farther West at a fast rate.

The war ended with 2 sides signing a treaty which took away half of Mexico's land. What was the name of the treaty?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Nantes

• Olive Branch Petition

Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?

• Washington
• Adams
• Jefferson
• Jackson

The purchase of Louisiana

• was a costly mistake

• was opposed by western farmers

• doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River

• led to war with Great Britain

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?

• treaty with the British in 1846

• war with England in 182

• purchased from the British in 1783

• war with Mexico in 1848

The discovery of gold led to

• California statehood
• Polk becoming president
• a war with Mexico
• Texas statehood

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