Westward Expansion

Which territory was added through the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain?

• Oregon
• Louisiana
• Texas 
• Florida

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

• California
• Florida
• Oregon
• Louisiana

Which territory was bought from France during Thomas Jefferson's presidency?

• California
• Florida
• Oregon
• Louisiana

Which territory was contested by Britain and the US? The US got the land south of the 49th parallel.

• California
• Florida
• Oregon
• Louisiana

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

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

What was discovered on Cherokee land that led to their removal to Oklahoma?

• Gold
• Coal
• Oil
• Diamonds

What legislation authorized the federal government to force eastern Indian tribes to move west?

• The Native Relocation Act
• The Indigenous Relocation Act
• The American Changes Act
• The Indian Removal Act

What did Andrew Jackson do when the Supreme Court ruled that legislation forcing Indians off of their land was unconstitutional?

• He stopped their removal
• He ignored the ruling and forced them to move
• He asked to court to review the law again
• He apologized to the Cherokee

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