Westward Expansion

The Adams-Onis Treaty gave us what state?

• Florida

• Texas

• Missouri

• Oregon

Who won the US Presidency based on the promise of manifest destiny and "54° 40' or fight!"?

• James K Polk

• John Tyler

• Franklin Pierce

• Andrew Jackson

The Oregon Territory was acquired by the U.S. through a treaty with what other country?

• Britain

• France

• Germany

• Russia

What treaty ended the Mexican-American War and gave the U.S. territory known as the Mexican Cession?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Ghent

• Adams-Onis Treaty

Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?

• it was needed to build a transcontinental railroad

• it was part of the treaty from the Mexican War

• it was a gift from Mexico to keep peace

• gold was found in the mountains

What group of immigrants made up the majority of the labor force on the transcontinental railroad?

• Chinese

• Irish

• German

• French

A person who opposes immigration is known as a

• nativist

• racist

• activist

• sectionalist

What caused a mass immigration of the Irish to America?

• potato famine

• civil war

• slavery

• overpopulation

Fast growing communities that seemingly popped up overnight are called what?

• boomtowns

• overnight cities

• rapidtowns

• communes

What caused the population of California to rapidly grow beginning in 1849?

• Gold rush

• Abolishing slavery

• Agricultural inventions

• Gadsden purchase