Westward Expansion

An African American who left the South for the West to get land to farm on

• vaquero

• buffalo soldier

• Exoduster

• frontier

Which territory was added through the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain?

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• Texas 

• Florida

Which territory became an independent republic before it was added to the US?

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Florida

Which territory was added as a result of the Mexican War?

• California

• Florida

• Oregon

• Louisiana

Which was NOT an economic opportunity that existed in the west?

• Gold

• Logging

• Silk production

• Farming

What was the term for the idea that expansion was the right of the US?

• Manifest Destiny

• Righteous Growth

• Sovereign Development

• Due Process

What was discovered on Cherokee land that led to their removal to Oklahoma?

• Gold

• Coal

• Oil

• Diamonds

What legislation authorized the federal government to force eastern Indian tribes to move west?

• The Native Relocation Act

• The Indigenous Relocation Act

• The American Changes Act

• The Indian Removal Act

Which of the following is NOT a reason people moved West?

• Gold

• Land ownership

• Farming opportunities

• Freedom

• A stress-free, easy life

Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

• Treaty of Paris

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Jefferson

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo