Westward Expansion

A 2000 mile trail that stretched from Missouri to Oregon, many pioneers traveled this trail to go west

• Mormon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

Document that ended the U.S. - Mexican War. (1848)

• Treaty of Ghent

• Oregon Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Adams - Onis Treaty

The belief, which existed for most of the 1800's, that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine

• The Louisiana Purchase

• Manifest Destiny

• The Jackson Action

Which is the only state to have once been an independent country?

• Texas
• Colorado
• Oregon
• Arizona

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

• Florida Purchase

• Mexican Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

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

• Florida Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Territory

• Oregon Territory

TRUE or FALSE: The journey was long, but inexpensive for the pioneers moving West.

• True

• False

The Mexican American War began with--

• California's rebellion

• a border dispute in Texas

• the Battle of Buena Vista

• a US invasion of Mexico City

President during Mexican American War and 54'40 or Fight!

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

Who granted Mexico their independence in 1821

• Spain

• No one

• France

• England