Westward Expansion and Reform

Which territory was an independent republic before joining the United States?

• Texas

• California

• Virginia

• Oregon

What event occurred in 1849 that drew people from all over the world to California?

• War with Mexico

• The Gold Rush

• The Lewis and Clark expedition

• The Civil War

What did the supreme court case entitled Cherokee Nation v. Georgia determine?

• The Supreme Court supported Cherokee rights to be U.S. citizens.

• The act allowed the U.S. to buy Indian land.

• The Supreme Court supported the Cherokee Indian rights to their land.

• The case was thrown our for lack of evidence.

How did this form of transportation affect industrial centers in the eastern United States?

• Transported natural resources to factories.

• Relocated industrial workers to southern territories.

• Facilitated trade with European nations.

• Increased tourism to industrial areas.

Which two men are credited with inventing the reaper?

• Cyrus McCormick and Henry Ford

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

• Cyrus McCormick and Jo Anderson

• Eli Whitney and Robert Fulton

Which American Indian tribe was forced on a long march now known as the Trail of Tears?

• Pueblo

• Inuit

• Kwakiutl

• Cherokee

Which of the following would NOT be an economic opportunity found in the west?

• Freedom for runaway slaves

• California Gold Rush

• Knowledge of over land trails

• Logging and lumber

American Indian tribes in the eastern states often clashed with which groups?

• Indian tribes and Spanish soldiers

• Farmers and inventors

• Settlers and the U.S. Government

Which waterway in New York was created to provide faster transportation of goods and supplies?

• Rio Grande

• Erie Canal

• Great Lakes

• Mississippi River

This painting was drawn to express the idea that expansion was for the good of the country. What is this idea known as?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Westward Expansion

• Abolitionist Movement

• Manifest Destiny