westward expansion/Reform Test

Which was not a reason for Manifest Destiny?

• Territory

• God given mission

• Diversity

• Annexation

The United States expanded most during which time period?

• early 1700s

• late 1700s

• early 1800s

• early 1900s

What did most Americans do to act on their belief of Manifest Destiny in the 1800s?

• moved west for a better life

• went to work in the factories in the North

• expanded business

• demand equality

Why was the Northwest Ordinance important to the USA?

• gave laws to the territories

• created a way that territories would be able to become states

• gave the President more power

• gave land to Indian tribes

What do the Louisiana Purchase, Texas annexation, and Mexican Cession have in common?

• caused war with Spain

• increased territory in the USA

• lost territory in the USA

• land was taken from Mexico

What was one reason people wanted to expand American territory?

• spread democracy

• rule the world

• increase immigration

• find a home for Indians

What treaty ended the US-Mexican war?

• Treaty of Paris

• Adams Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo

• Treaty of Ghent

What territory was gained as a result of the US-Mexican war?

• Oregon

• Texas

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana

What was the last land acquisition made to end Manifest Destiny?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas

• Oregon

Which modern day states are located in the Louisiana Purchase?

• New Mexico and Kansas

• Kansas and Nebraska

• Louisiana and New Mexico

• Nebraska and Maine