Unit 7: westward expansion

Which of the following best completes the diagram below?

• Slaveholding state.
• Bordered by the Pacific.
• Formerly part of Mexico.
• Dependent on heavy industry.

The numbered river on this map below played a major role in?

• the defeat of British troops at the Battle of Saratoga.
• the exploration of new territory acquired from France.
• the defeat of British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenry.
• the settlement of territory previously claimed by the Dutch.

According to the excerpt below, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to —

• support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican War.
• encourage commerce among U.S. states formed from the Louisiana Purchase.
• allow the United States and Mexico to share railroad construction costs.
• encourage the sale of U.S. government land in Florida.

What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844? 

• He was against removing American Indians from their native lands.  
• He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.  
• He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny. 
• He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.  

During the 1840s the factors in this diagram below contributed to widespread support for which of the following?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
• Manifest Destiny
• The American System
• States’ Rights

This excerpt below provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported?

• federal financing of transportation systems in the West.
• making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy.
• social Darwinism as a justification for expansion.
• prohibiting the expansion of slavery into new areas of the United States.

As a result of the Oregon Treaty, the United States achieved its goal of?

• expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean.
• acquiring land for a southwestern railroad.
• reserving western territory for American Indians.
• securing the southern border of the country.

Which event on the timeline below contributed most directly to the outbreak of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which of these best completes the diagram below?

• California
• Nevada
• Texas
• Florida