USHC 2 Manifest Destiny - Mexican American War

What would be the best title for the map above?

• British North America Before 1850

• United States Territorial Expansion

• Colonial North America

• Wartime Land Acquisitions

Which event led to the acquisition of the territories shown in red and tan on the map?

• Spanish American War

• Oregon Purchase

• Mexican-American War

• Louisiana Purchase

Why did the United States place few restrictions on immigration during the early 1800s?

• The Constitution did not allow restrictions.

• Labor unions welcomed new workers.

• Southern landowners needed additional workers.

• The industrial economy created new jobs.

How did Manifest Destiny result in conflict with other nations?

• Northern expansion led to a proposal for Canadian annexation.

• Westward expansion led to war with Russia over the Oregon Territory.

• Southern expansion led to the acquisition of colonies in Latin America.

• Westward expansion led to territorial issues and the Mexican-American War.

What was a MAIN outcome of the Mexican-American War?

• It set the northernmost territory of the United States at the 54' 40 parallel.

• The United States acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

• It led to more sectional conflicts, which further divided Americans.

• The United States lost the territories of Texas and California.

 In the mid-1800s, why did Northern cities like Lowell, Massachusetts see such dramatic population increases?

• The purchase of the Louisiana Territory provided new land and mineral resources to frontier settlers.

• Experimentation with utopian communities meant both men and women had expanded political and economic opportunities.

• The migration of skilled labor to western territories led to a decrease in the number of available factory and farm workers in the East.

• There was a direct connection between increases in Southern cotton production and factory opportunities in the North.

The Mexican American War can be considered an example of

• Imperialism

• Nationalsim

• Manifest Destiny

• Federalism

Treaty that provided the United States with much of the Southwest

• Louisiana Purchase

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Adam Onis

• Oregon Treaty

The deal between the United States and ____________ provided the U.S. with the Oregon Territory

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Russia

Adam Onis Treaty a deal between the U.S. and ______________ for _________________.

• France - Oregon

• Spain - Florida

• Great Britain - Florida

• Russia - Oregon