Unit 7 Review - Expansion & Division

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when  --

• a treaty dividied U.S. and British claims to the land
• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million
• the territory's settlers voted for annexation by the United States
• Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million

Utah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?

• Mormons
• Christians
• Native Americans
• Mountain men and fur trappers

Manifest Destiny was the belief that...

• It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
• Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
• The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
• All people in the United States should have the right to vote.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What people group is most abused in the American movement to the West? 

• African Americans
• Mexicans
• Native Americans
• Irish Imigrants

The war with Mexico BEGAN with

• California's rebellion
• a border dispute in Texas
• the Battle of Buena Vista
• a US invasion of Mexico City

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CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• it was needed for the building of a railroad
• it was a gift from Mexico
• it was part of the treaty with Mexico
• gold was discovered in that area

Name the piece of land.

• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Territory 
• Trans-Appalachian West 
• Oregon Country 

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Where was the Missouri Compromise line?

• 36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
• 46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
• 56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
• 66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

Which state entered the union as a free state and which entered as a slave state as a result of the Missouri Compromise

• Texas entered as a slave state, California entered as a free state

• Missouri entered as a slave state, Maine entered as a free state

• Maine entered as a slave state, Missouri entered as a free state

• California entered as a slave state, Texas entered as a free state