Westward Expansion Part 1 Quiz

Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?

• Abolishing slavery throughout the United States
• Occupying all of North America
• Withdrawing from foreign affairs
• Returning to an agrarian economy

What was the main goal of supporters of "Manifest Destiny" in the 1840's?

• To convince Canada to become part of the U.S.
• To expand United States territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
• To build a canal across Central America
• To acquire naval bases in the Caribbean Islands

Which area on the map was part of the Mexican Cession:

• Area 1
• Area 2
• Area 3
• Area 4

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They all caused a war with Spain
• They increased the size of the US
• They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States
• They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico

Who did we split Oregon County with in 1846?

• London

• China

• Britain

• Texas

This painting BEST relates what period in American history?

• the Revolutionary War

• the beginning of the Civil War

• women gaining the right to vote

• expansion into the American West

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848

• forced President Polk to surrender to Mexico

• negotiated the end of the Mexican American War

• extended Constitutional freedoms to Native Americans

• forced Mexico to pay $15 million dollars in war debt

How did most people travel to the west?

• Boat
• Horseback
• Car
• Covered Wagon

What technology revolutionized farming in the west? 

• Steel plows, mechanical reapers, and windmills
• Morse code
• Internet
• Hydroelectricity

The deadly 1,200 mile journey that the Cherokee were forced to walk to new land in the west was known as...

• The Trail of Sorrow

• The Trail of Tears

• The Oregon Trail

• The Mormon Trail