Westward Expansion Review

What does the term Manifest Destiny mean?

• the belief that the United States had the right to move west during the 1800s

• the belief that the Presidents of the United States could buy any land they wanted

• the belief that Britain can come back and rule over the country

• the belief that the US is destined to always be at war with Europe

Which of the following is NOT a reason that people migrated to the west between the years of 1805-1880?

• cheap land

• to get away from the government

• fertile land to grow crops

• economic opportunities

Who did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

• Canada

• Great Britain

• France

• Mexico

The Louisiana Purchase _________________the size of the United States.

• tripled

• doubled

• did nothing to

• quadrupled

What was the specific reason that the United States wanted Florida?

• They wanted more land to give to Britain.

• Spain was fighting with the US over the territory Dispute

• Andrew Jackson wanted to be a hero

• US slaves were escaping and Seminoles were raiding on US lands

The Texans fought the Mexicans in 1836 at the Battle of ______________ and lost most of their men.

• the Alamo

• Ft. McHenry

• Mexico City

• the French Realm

How did the United States gain the Texas territory?

• They fought in a war with Mexico over it

• Texas citizens asked to join the United States

• The United States fought in a war with Texas over it

• Congress voted to annex Texas

What was the result of the Oregon Treaty?

• After years of war Britain and the United States agreed over Oregon

• The senate decided that Oregon was not worth it

• There was no fight because the United States settled a treaty line in 1846

• The US gained all of the Oregon territory that they wanted

What was the significance of the Mexican Cession?

• It got Mexico out of United States’ Territory

• United States now spanned from North to South America.

• It cost the United States 15 million

• It led to greater United States power

What did the Gadsden Purchase mean for the United States?

• They had canals from east to west

• They now stretched from “Sea to Shining Sea”

• It cost the US 10 million dollars.

• More land that the US acquired from Mexico.