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