Westward Expansion 1803-1853

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

• Florida Purchase
• Thirteen Colonies
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon County

Which territory purchased from France in 1803 by President Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the U.S.?

• Texas Annexation

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Territory

• Mexican Cession

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

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

• a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory

• issues arising over the boundaries of Texas (border dispute)

• the discovery of gold in California

• the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

Before becoming part of the US this territory was claimed by

• Spain

• France

• Britain

What is #3 on the map?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas Annexation

• Treaty of Paris 1783

What is #6 on the map?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas Annexation

• Oregon Country

Which of the following was NOT a country that claimed the Oregon Territory in the early 1800's?

• Spain
•  United States
• Great Britian (England)
• Mexico 

The phrase "54-40 or fight" is most related to which of the following areas?

• Bear Flag Revolt
• Oregon Country
• Gadsden Purchase
• Lone Star Republic