Westward Expansion Test Review

Social

-Women moving west following men who went looking for gold.

Economic

-Santa Fe Trail is used to bring manufactured goods to the southwest.

Political

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• The Mormons moving to Utah to safely live and practice their religion.

• Farmers moving to the Oregon Territory because of fertile land.

• Americans fighting a war with Mexican to try and gain land.

• Settlers crossing the Appalachian Mountains to settle in the Northwest Territory.

"... to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions."

• Manifest Destiny

• Urbanization

• Expansion of slavery

• Nativism

Henry David Thoreau was arrested and imprisoned for refusing to pay his taxes. This act of defiance was a direct result of his opposition to -

• relocation of Native Americans.

• slavery and the Mexican War.

• dangerous conditions in urban areas

• industrialization in the west.

What group brought their customs, population, and made lasting contributions to the U.S. by extracting metals and minerals and building a railroad?

• Chinese

• Missionaries

• 49ers

• Mormons

How did policies made by the Confederation Congress under the Articles of Confederation influence westward expansion?

• Gave the U.S. a system to follow for admitting new states as it grew.

• Created a law that prohibited the expansion of slavery into new territories.

• Set up transportation systems designed to connect western states to the northeast.

• Established laws against European countries claiming land in North America.

How did the acquisition of the Gadsden Purchase impact the growth of the United States?

• Allowed for an easy trade route into Mexico

• Prompted the belief in Manifest Destiny

• Expanded trade between the south and west

• Relocated Natives to avoid further conflicts

54-40 or Fight

James K. Polk's presidential slogan regarding the Oregon Territory.

What actually happened with this land?

• The U.S. took all of the Oregon Territory in the war against Great Britain at the 54-40th parallel.

• The U.S. split the Oregon Territory with Great Britain at the 49-40th parallel.

• The U.S. offered to purchase the Oregon Territory from Great Britain for $15 million.

• The U.S. fought against Great Britain and lost, therefore losing all claims to the Oregon Territory.

-New irrigation techniques

-First settled the Great Salt Lake Basin

-Created a new world-wide religion

Which of the following groups added the new constitution listed above to America's national identity?

• Chinese

• 49ers

• Mormons

• Missionaries

Speaker A: "Mexico had passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil."

Speaker B: "This is no [conflict] of defense, but one unnecessary and of offensive aggression."

These excerpts offer different points of view about the -

• Texas War of Independence

• acquisition of the Gadsden Purchase

• admission of California to the Union

• U.S - Mexican War

What reason did Mexico give for declaring war against the United States in 1846?

• The annexation of Texas to the U.S.

• Poor communication regarding trade

• The expansion of slavery into Mexico

• Development of rail lives into Mexico