Unit 7 Review

This is a quote from an article by John O’Sullivan in 1845. O’Sullivan’s opinion is consistent with what belief?

• Texas would provide little economic benefit to the United States.

• The United States needed to assert dominance over Canada.

• It was a God-given right for the United States to spread across the continent.

• The federal government should stop the spread of slavery into new territories.

The Missouri Compromise dealt with what political controversy?

• whether or not to pass tariffs to encourage American manufacturing

• maintaining the balance between slave and free states in Congress

• developing a transcontinental railroad system

• removal of the Native Americans from Georgia

In 1836, why did Americans living in Texas want to declare independence from Mexico?

• The Mexican government raised taxes on cotton exports.

• The Mexican government made Catholicism the nation’s official religion.

• The Mexican government halted immigration to Texas.

• The Mexican government issued a ban on slavery.

What was the main reason people settled in the area that is modern day Utah?

• to escape religious persecution

• to participate in the Mexican War

• to establish farming communities

• to take part in the Gold Rush

Which event is a cause of the other three?

• Some Northerners protested the expansion of slavery in Texas.

• The United States annexed Texas.

• James K. Polk sent troops to defend Texas's border.

• The Mexican American War began.

What was the primary motivation for Americans to move to the Oregon Territory?

• to farm and participate in the fur trade

• to set up trade routes for Asian markets

• to mine gold and other minerals

• to gain easy access to the Canadian border

This map shows the western territories gained by the United States in the 1800s. What event led to the United States' acquisition of the dark shaded area?

• a treaty with Great Britain

• the Texas Revolution

• the Mexican War

• a payment to France

This graph shows the population of California in two different years. What caused the trend in this graph?

• the completion of the transcontinental railroad

• the opening of the Oregon Trail

• the discovery of gold in the state

• the arrival of Mormon settlers

The Gadsden Purchase was made between American and what other country?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

Which territory was purchased from France?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas

• Oregon Territory