Unit 7 - Westward Expansion

What is meant by the term "westward expansion?"

• This term describes how the USA expanded north into Canadian territory.

• This term describes how the western side of the USA grew larger.

• This term describes how the USA purchased, annexed, and took over land in western North America.

• This term describes how the USA grew from the west toward the east.

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

• Monroe Doctrine

• Indian Removal Act

• Manifest Destiny

• Reciprocity Treaty

Which territory did the United States buy from France that doubled the size of the nation?

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Oregon

• California

In which area of North America was gold found, giving people all over the world "Gold Fever" in 1848?

• Texas

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• California

What could be the most likely reason for the US wanting to use the Gadsden area to build a railroad?

• Just to gain more land, no other reason.

• President Franklin Pierce wanted to satisfy Americans living in the southwest.

• The Gadsden area could also be useful for farming if a railroad system was not built.

• The geography of the Gadsden area better allows for the building of a railroad system.

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo do?

• It left the border where it was.

• It gave Mexico more land.

• It annexed Texas to the USA.

• It ended the US-Mexico War and the US gained more land.

What was the name of the time period when people flocked from all over the world to California?

• The Gold Rush

• The Gold Movement

• Goldilocks

• The Gold Gathering

What tragic event took the lives of over one thousand Native Americans during Westward Expansion?

• The Trail of Tears

• The War for Independence

• The French and Indian War

• The War of 1812

What was the name of the conflict between Mexico and the United States?

• the War of 1812

• the Mexican-American War

• the American Civil War

• the Spanish-American War

What is the term for an area of land lived on and managed by Native American tribes?

• relocation

• reservation

• territory

• renovation