Westward Expansion Territories

Westward Expansion Territories

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Meena Kellini

History, Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which European country gave the United States Florida after making a deal in 1819?

France

Spain

England

Germany

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of these territories is located by the Atlantic Ocean?

The Louisiana Territory

The Treaty of Paris

The Red River Valley

The original 13 colonies

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This list describes --

economic motives for Manifest Destiny

reasons for issuing the Monroe Doctrine

reasons for the Gadsden Purchase

economic motives for the Northwest Ordinance

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify a major political reason for Manifest Destiny.

religious persecution

expanding the country from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

for adventure

abolishing slavery throughout the United States

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which U.S. President was elected for his Manifest Destiny beliefs?

Andrew Jackson

Martin Van Buren

James K. Polk

John Tyler

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In 1846, U.S. and Great Britain made a compromise that allowed the acquisition of this U.S. territory

1

2

3

4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following best completes the diagram?

slaveholding states

bordered by the Pacific

formerly part of Mexico

dependent of heavy industry

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The United States purchased this territory from Mexico in order to build a southern railroad.

Louisiana Purchase

Mexican Cession

Gadsden Purchase

Florida

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

A

B

C

D

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size. 
Texas Annexation 
Louisiana Purchase
Northwest Territory
Mexican Cession

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