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Lesson 17 Quiz

Authored by Samantha McCarville

History

8th Grade

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Lesson 17 Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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