Westward Expansion

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

What is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture?

• Florida Purchase

• Thirteen Colonies

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Country

The territory the U.S. acquired in 1846 that settled a boundary dispute at the 49th parallel with Britain identified in the picture? 

• Florida Purchase
• Thirteen Colonies
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon County

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

What piece of land was purchased in 1853 in order to build something in the southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Country

• Gadsden Purchase

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

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 (border dispute)

• the discovery of gold in California

• the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

What area is D?

• Texas Annexation

• Florida Cession

• Mexico Cession

• Oregon Territory

What area does G represent?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Texas Annexation