Westward Expansion Review

What was the primary cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• A land dispute in Southern Texas

• Disagreements over how to interact with Native Americans

• A land dispute in Oregon Country

• Disagreements over relations with European powers

The idea that the United States was meant to expand from coast to coast is known as ____________.

• Scheduled Fate

• Evident doom

• Manifest Destiny

• Clear path

What Independent Republic was annexed by the United States in 1845, making it the 28th State in the Union?

• California

• Tennessee

• Oregon

• Texas

As a result of the Oregon Treaty, the United States achieved its goal of ________.

• expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean.

• acquiring land for a southwestern railroad.

• reserving western territory for American Indians.

• securing the southern border of the country.

The territories of Texas and California were both formerly part of what Country?

• Canada

• Mexico

• Panama

• Brazil

What was the purpose of the Gadsden Purchase?

• To acquire good land for the Southern Transcontinental Railroad

• To acquire good land to build forts on near Mexico

• To acquire good land to drill for oil on

• To acquire additional land from Mexico for American farmers

What effect did the gold rush have on California's local environment?

• Rivers were filled with sediment due to new mining techniques.

• Forests were clear-cut, and the timber was used to line tunnels and shafts.

• Farmland benefited from a change in soil composition.

• Reduced flooding led to an increased reliance on irrigation.

Which territory did the United States gain from Mexico AFTER the U.S.-Mexican War and Mexican Cession?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Country

• Florida Cession

Rapid population growth in Eastern American cities and towns and the prospect of owning inexpensive land in the West contributed to widespread support

for which of the following?

• Manifest Destiny

• States' Rights

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Monroe Doctrine

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when ________.

• a treaty divided 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.