Westward Expansion

Which territory became an independent republic before it was added to the US?

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Florida

Which territory was added as a result of the Mexican War?

• California
• Florida
• Oregon
• Louisiana

Which territory was originally owned by Britain and the US but the US got the land south of the 49th parallel.

• California

• Florida

• Oregon

• Louisiana

Which was NOT an economic opportunity that existed in the west?

• Gold
• Logging
• Silk production
• Farming

What trails were developed as people moved west?

• Appalachian and Tuscarora
• Oregon and Santa Fe
• Pacific Crest and John Muir
• Heyduke and Ozark

What was the term for the idea that expansion was the right of the US?

• Manifest Destiny
• Righteous Growth
• Sovereign Development
• Due Process

What were Boom Towns?

• Towns that were developed when gold and silver was found in a particular place. 
• Towns that were abandoned after the gold and silver mines were depleted.
• Towns where dynamite was found
• Towns where loud sounds were often heard.

The 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

• Due Process

• Manifest Destiny

• American Progress

• Mercantilism

The discover of gold in the California territory leads to a massive immigration of settlers onto the land to get rich quick

• Gold Rush

• Oregon Trail

• Mormon movement

• Crypto Craze

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The name given to the group of pioneers who went to California during the Gold Rush

• Forty Niners

• Golden Nuggets

• Golden Arches

• Seventy Sixers