Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny

In 1787, this area by the arrow on this map was known as the —

• Indian Territory.

• Louisiana Territory.

• Midwest Territory

• Northwest Territory

How was the area marked L on the map added to the United States?

• It was gained through a treaty with the American Indians.

• It was gained through a war with Great Britain.

• It was purchased from Mexico after a war.

• It was purchased from France.

How was the area marked M on the map added to the United States?

• It was gained through a treaty with American Indians.

• It was gained in a war with Great Britain.

• It was purchased from a European country.

• It was gained after a war with Mexico.

What is the name of the area identified by an X on the map?

• Oregon Country

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Territory

Which area of land on the map was purchased in 1803?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

After the War of 1812, thousands of settlers and immigrants moved to the western frontiers of the United States in search of farming and business opportunities. In response, the government began building roads. This transportation network was intended to —

• promote the free-enterprise system

• establish federal control over industry

• discourage the organization of new territories

• prevent border disputes between states

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they —

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the —

• Missouri Compromise

• Wilmot Proviso

• Northwest Ordinance

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Boston and New Orleans were both founded as —

• port cities

• farming communities

• industrial centers

• military outposts

The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a —

• method to purchase territory from foreign powers

• compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West

• procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

• process through which states could be added to the Union