Lesson 17 Quiz

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Louisiana Purchase

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

• It led to war

• It doubled the nation's size

• It limited trade opportunities

• It led to the discovery of a water route across the country

 Which of the following is true about the battle at the Alamo in 1836?

• The battle lasted only three days.

• Mexico suffered a harsh defeat.

• All of the Alamo's defenders were killed.

• The Texan Army captured General Santa Anna.

 Which of the following factors helped the Texans gain victory in the Battle of San Jacinto?

• Frontiersman Davy Crockett joined the Texan defenses.

• General Santa Anna had been imprisoned at the Alamo.

• Sam Houston's men took the Mexican army by surprise and captured Santa Anna.

• Prisoners at Goliad were released, adding to the Texan defenses.

Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?

• Texas allowed slavery

• Spain had a claim to Texas

• Texas was too large to be a state

• Spain demanded too high a price for Texas

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 How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, affect the United States?

• It drew a border that satisfied Mexico.

• It ended the Mexican- American war and gave America much of Mexico's northern territory.

• It enabled the United States to collect $18 million in property taxes from Mexico.

• It forced the United States to give up vast acres of territory in the West.

How did the Gadsden Purchase benefit the United States?

• It promised to safeguard the property rights of longtime United States residents

• it gave the United States hunting rights in the area of Texas north of the Rio Grande

• It allowed the United States to gain control of the Oregon Territory

• It gave the United States the southern parts of what are now Arizona and New Mexico, and an easier route through the mountains.

What was one major cause of the Mexican-American war?

• The US did not pay Mexico for Texas

• A border dispute between the US and Great Britain

• A border dispute between the US and Mexico

• Mexico invaded Washington D.C.

Which territorial expansion is A (purple)?

• Florida

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Oregon

• Mexican Cession

Which territorial expansion is B (orange)?

• Florida

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Oregon

• Mexican Cession