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Westward Expansion Exam

Authored by Myisha McDonald

Social Studies

7th Grade

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Westward Expansion Exam
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The belief that the United States should reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific... from "Sea to shining Sea".

Annexation

Cession

Joint Resolution

Manifest Destiny

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

U.S. acquired ___________from the Spain.

Texas

Florida

Louisiana Purchase

California

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the case of Worcester v. Georgia about?

a dispute between Georgia and the town of Worcester
a dispute over federal government tariffs
a Supreme Court decision about Native American rights
a Supreme Court decision about the statehood of Georgia

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

U.S. bought this for $15 million from the French in 1803.

Mexican Cession

Gadsden Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

Texas

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This guy was president during the Mexican American War.

Andrew Jackson

George Washington

Zachary Taylor

James K. Polk

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Louisiana Purchase

did not occur until Congress passed an amendment approving it

doubled the size of the US

offered the US an opportunity to expand its commercial and manufacturing industries

tripled the size of the US

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of these caused many Southern Americans to want to take over Florida?

They liked the beaches in Florida better.

They were concerned about Spain being able to station troops in Florida that would invade Georgia.

Slaves in Georgia would escape the country by running away to Florida and their owners could not get them back.

Gold was discovered in Florida and Americans wanted to go there to get rich.

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