[USH] CBA #5 Review Industrialization & Westward Expansion

Where would a student most likely find this image?

• In a biography of early Spanish explorers

• In an academic presentation about Manifest Destiny

• In a museum exhibit about the Civil War

• In a textbook about European immigration

Which numbered state did the United States acquire from Spain in 1819?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

• Slaveholding states

• Formerly part of Great Britain

• Formerly part of Mexico

• Dependent on heavy industry

The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states --

• focused on mining and agriculture

• used natural harbors for shipping

• relied on subsistence farming

• traded freely with other nations

Which factor contributed most to the population change shown in this table?

• Completion of the Erie Canal

• Discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill

• Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• Relocation of Native Americans to reservations

Which of these best completes the diagram?

• California

• Nevada

• Florida

• Texas

What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?

• To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory

• To prevent human rights abuses in Mexico

• To preserve religious freedom within Texas

• To ensure slavery would continue in Texas

During the 1840s the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?

• Manifest Destiny

• The Kansans-Nebraska Act

• The American System

• States' Rights

Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?

• Abolishing slavery throughout the United States

• Occupying all of North America

• Withdrawing from foreign affairs

• Returning to an agrarian economy

What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election in 1844?

• He was against removing Native Americans from their native lands.

• He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.

• He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River

• He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.