Westward Expansion

In the 1800s, Americans moved __________ and formed new states.

• East

• West

• North

• South

In 1846, the United States signed a treaty with __________ to get the area that makes up Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.

• Spain

• France

• Mexico

• Great Britain

The Forty-Niners moved to California __________.

• to get rich.

• during the Gold Rush

• from the United States and all over the world

• all of the above

The states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho were all part of __________________.

• the Mexican Cession

• the Louisiana Territory

• the Texas Annexation

• the Oregon Country

________________ won the Mexican-American War.

• Mexico

• United States

• Great Britain

• Canada

The Oregon Trail started in _______________________.

• Michigan

• Oregon

• Washington

• Missouri

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War.

• True

• False

American expansionists believed the United States should own all the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This belief is called:

• Manifest Destiny

• A treaty

• Fate

• The Gold Rush

The forced migration of the Cherokees across the Mississippi to the new Indian lands in Oklahoma is called:

• The Oregon Trail

• The Trail of Tears

• The Long Walk

• The Migration

Mexican-American War was started because:

• President Polk wanted California and New Mexico.

• Mexico refused to sell lands to the U.S.

• The United States caused a conflict in a disputed area.

• All of the above