Westward Expansion 7

The belief that America had a natural, divine right to expand from coast to coast is known as:

• suffrage

• naturalization

• manifest destiny

• prospecting

Many Americans went west because of:

• the discovery of gold in California

• a desire to spread their religion

• economic opportunities

• all of the above

Settlers who moved west to spread their religion to others were:

• farmers

• missionaries

• pioneers

• forty-niners

Which statement is true about the Erie Canal?

• It was the reason the US purchased the Louisiana Territory from France

• It allowed the US to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• It caused people to leave the Midwest

• It increased trade and transportation from the East to the Midwest

In order to reach the Pacific, pioneers traveled on a difficult and dangerous path known as the:

• Missouri Path

• Mississippi Gap

• Oregon Trail

• New Mexico Road

Lively, lawless towns that grew up almost overnight around mining sites became known as:

• Missionaries

• reservations

• boomtowns

• ghosttowns

Why did Mexicans initially encourage Americans to settle in Texas?

• They wanted Mexico to become a state

• They hoped Americans would find gold

• They needed to increase the population and develop the land

• They needed help defeating aggressive native Americans

The phrase "Remember the Alamo!" became a rally cry amongst Texans who were:

• Fighting the US for their independence

• Fighting Mexico for their independence

• Fighting Spain for their independence

• Fighting England for their independence

In annexing Texas, President Jackson was afraid that it might:

• start a war with Mexico

• affect his re-election

• be unfair to native Americans

• throw off the balance of slave and free states

Which President agreed to annex Texas after it became an independent republic?

• Jackson

• Madison

• Polk

• Lincoln