WESTWARD EXPANSION 11 QS A

What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?

• Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
• Sickness or disease 
• Fighting with Native Americans 
• Bad weather or storms

How did most people travel to the west?

• Boat
• Horseback
• Car
• Covered Wagon

What types of weather hazards did pioneers face? 

• Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts 
• Sickness or disease
• Fights with Native Americans
• Spring floods, winter snows, and tornadoes

What caused the United States to acquire the Mexican Cession?

• it was part of the Louisiana Purchase

• it was part of the Annexing of Texas

• winning the Mexican War

• they bought the land from Mexico

What territory is represented by the E on the map?

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Mexican Cession

What territory is represented by the D on the map?

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• Oregon Territory

• United States

What territory is represented by the F on the map?

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• United States

What territory is represented by the B on the map?

• Florida Acquisition

• Louisiana Territory

• Texas Territory

• Mexican Cession

The 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

• Due Process

• Manifest Destiny

• American Progress

• Mercantilism

Chartered a government for the Northwest Territory and provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory.

• Northwest Ordinance

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris

• Magna Carta