Unit 9- Westerward Expansion Test Review

Which piece of land was negotiated for with Mexico so that the United States could build a southern railroad?

• Texas

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Florida

Where in the United States is the Gadsden Purchase located?

• Southwest

• Southeast

• Northwest

• Northeast

Which piece of land was negotiated with Spain and in return the United States would give up all claims to Texas? Hint: Many Americans thought it was a bad idea

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Florida Territory

Which land was fought over by many countries? Eventually Britain agreed to split it with Britain and thousands of people ended up moving there?

• Florida Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Texas Annexation

• Gadsden Purchase

Which of the following was not true of the Texas Annexation?

• The Alamo was the final battle in which America won all of Texas

• Most northern states did not want to admit Texas into the union

• Texas was an independent country when it joined the United States

• Most people that lived in Texas were American citizens that owned slaves

Where is the Oregon Territory located?

• Southwest

• Southeast

• Northwest

• Northeast

Which of the following best describes how America claimed territories and their process toward statehood?

• When the US acquired land it organized it first into large territories, and then as it developed it was broken down into smaller territories, and eventually broken down even smaller into the states we know today

• When the US acquired land it would turn that land into individual states very quickly

• When the US acquired land it would first create small territories with few people living there, and then turn those territories into states quickly with similar borders

• When the US acquired land it divided it up into large territories, then those large territories were made into states equally as large as the territories it came from

Which of the following was a state that was given to the United States as an outcome of the Mexican-American war?

• Washington

• California

• New York

• Minnesota

The Adams-Onis treaty resulted in America acquiring which of the following territories?

• Texas

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• Florida

Which territory was bought by Thomas Jefferson for $15,000,000?

• Florida

• Texas

• Oregon

• Louisiana