Westward Expansion Test Review

The U.S. wanted to get control over the Mississippi River and New Orleans.  Why did they want this area? 

• The river was in the U.S. 
• The port was used by Spain and they could get into the U.S. 
• The port and river were needed for trade in North America
• The U.S. did not want Native Americans to have it 

Manifest Destiny was an idea that America should own all land east to west.  Which statement summarizes this idea? 

• Louisiana Purchase was the only part to this idea 
• U.S. peacefully got all land they wanted 
• People did not have the power to get new land 
• U.S. felt it was their right to buy, take, fight for, or compormise to get all the land they wanted 

Allowed farmers to keep cattle from nearby ranches off their fields and away from their crops.

• steel plow

• barbed wire

• windmill

• sod house

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine
• The Louisiana Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• The Jackson Action

What would make the best title for this image?

• Monroe Doctrine
• The Industrial Revolution
• Attack of the 50 foot Woman
• Manifest Destiny

To Annex land means to:

• take it over
• conquer it
• give it up to another country
• buy it

Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase?

• James Monroe bought it
• It doubled the size of the U.S.
• We bought it from Spain
• All of these are true

Lewis and Clark were sent by President Jefferson to:

• invade Mexico
• stop British attacks on U.S. ships
• explore Louisiana
• buy Louisiana

The Monroe Doctrine says that:

• All Native Americans must live west of the Mississippi River
• The U.S. would not accept new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
• New roads and bridges will be constructed throughout the west
• All Americans deserve healthcare

Which is the only state to have once been an independent country?

• Texas
• Colorado
• Oregon
• Arizona