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Westward Expansion- Events

Authored by Jascelyn Gause

Social Studies

5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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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

2.

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3 mins • 1 pt

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 Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war between the United States and Mexico?

Treaty of Paris
Adam-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Washington
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who was responsible for purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon Bonaparte

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What was the purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?

They were sent to make maps and document new plants and animals.
They were sent to settle in the west.
They were sent to arrest Napoleon Bonaparte.
They were sent to purchase new land.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What was another reason Lewis and Clark explored the west?

They met up with mountain men and exchanged maps.
They found a route for the train to come through.
They built relationships with the Native Americans for trading.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Mexico gave up what is today southwestern US to avoid possible annexation of the entire country for $15 million.

Gadsden Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

Mexican-American War

Mexican Cession

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

This ended the Mexican War and resulted in the gain of southwestern lands by the US during the Mexican Cession.

Mexican Treaty

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Paris Treaty

Texas War for Independence.

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