Unit 2/3 Test

1. What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Continentalism

• Manifest Destiny

• Louisiana Purchase

• American System

2. Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Indians

• Mexico

Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to

• Seek Religious Freedom

• uphold Manifest Destiny

• Seek the Gold Rush

• fight Indians

What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?

• Indian Territory Act

• Manifest Destiny Act

• Morrill Land Grant Act

• Indian Removal Act

What states were part of the Mexican Cession?

• Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana

• California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada

• Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas

Results of the U.S. Mexican War

-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.

-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.

-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

• Treaty of Mexico City

• Treaty of Houston

• Treaty of Albuquerque

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and 1852

• Holywood opened its movie lots

• Gold was found at Sutter's farm

• Indian Removal Act was passed

• Golden Gate bridge was built

This battle was the single bloodiest of the Civil War

• Antietam

• Shiloh

• Gettysburg

• Sumter

• Fall of Atlanta

This battle was enough of a victory for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Chancellorsville

• Sumter

Grant won this battle, taking control of Mississippi River and was then promoted to General-n-Chief

• Mississippi

• New Orleans

• Memphis

• Vicksburg