Westward Expansion

Which was NOT a reason settlers moved west?

• fresh start 
• better life 
• land ownership 
• government forced them 

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 

Who would consider Manifest Destiny (America's expansion) would be seen as positive by what TWO groups?

• Railroad companies

• Native Americans

• gold seekers

• Mexico

The U.S. wanted to use the land out west.  What was the way the U.S. settled the issue with Native Americans living on the land out west?

• Treaties that were kept by both sides 
• Indian Removal Act 
• U.S. offered to pay full price for Indian lands 
• The U.S. offered the Natives a seat in Congress to help them decide what to do 

Which statement bests represents the United States’ view on land acquisition (getting land) in

the 1800’s?

• America’s attitude toward completing Manifest Destiny was to get all land they wanted through any means needed

• America was not willing to get into wars or battles attempting to gain land

• America thought that all nations had the right to keep the land they controlled

• America was ready to fight to ensure the Native Americans kept a fair share of the western land

The Homestead Act was written to encourage people to

• move to eastern cities

• mine and raise cattle in the west

• settle and farm western lands

• avoid border conflicts with Mexico

The building of the transcontinental railroad resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

• protection of sacred Indian lands

• farmers could get their crops to market

• creation of time zone

• ranchers could get their cattle to slaughter houses in the east

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