Westward Expansion Review

The artwork displayed above best reflects American society during-

• the Age of Jackson

• Westward Expansion

• the Second Great Awakening

• Sectionalism

California & Florida were both formerly part of which country?

• Spain

• England

• France

• United States

Because of the Oregon Treaty, the U.S. achieved what?

• growing westward to the Pacific

• buying land for a railroad in the south

• setting up western lands for Native Americans

• making the southern border more safe

Which of the areas above did the U.S. obtain from Spain in 1819?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

• France

• England

• Spain

• USA

What happened during the Gold Rush?

• People from all over the world moved to California

• Prospectors stayed in mining camps to explore an area and hunt for gold

• Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich

• All of the above

Manifest Destiny is

• The law that made it legal to settle the West

• The idea that expansion was divine and man was meant to settle America

• State powers is better than the federal government

• the power govern to Congress to take the Northwest Territory

The Louisiana Purchase

• Doubled the size of the US

• Led to the Lewis and Clarke Expedition

• Stopped Slavery

• Started the Civil War

As a result of Westward expansion

• Native populations grew and prospered

• Women were given the right to vote

• Native populations were forced to leave their lands

• New explorations were failures

U.S. President Martin Van Buren was reluctant to annex Texas because of concern that such a move would anger _____ and start a war.

• Mexico

• United States of America

• Germany