Westward Expansion Practice Test

Which of the following was not a result of the "Manifest Destiny" ideology?

• Annexation of the Republic of Texas.

• Acquisition of the Northwest Territory.

• Gadsden Purchase.

• Louisiana Purchase.

The economies of the western territories developed differently from the economies of the Northeast and the South because of:

• rocky soil and a large supply of slave labor.

• limited land and a large immigrant population.

• inexpensive land and abundant natural resources.

• navigable rivers and natural harbors.

In what way did the California gold rush alter U.S. economic patterns in the 1850s?

• Wheat and dairy farming shifted away from the Midwest to the West Coast.

• Pacific fishing and whaling declined as sailors left to become miners.

• U.S. shipping shifted to crossing through the Panama Canal.

• Cities along the West Coast grew to become new centers of U.S. trade.

Which of the following cities became a go to place for Mormon settlement during the 19th century?

• Nauvoo

• Salt Lake City

• Denver

• Brigham Young City

The followers of Joseph Smith, following his death at the hands of a mob in 1844, responded to anti-Mormon prejudice and violence by:

• establishing a community in present-day Utah.

• establishing a community in present-day Illinois.

• establishing a community in present-day New York.

• establishing a community in present-day California.

The end of the Mexican War resulted in which of the following?

• The U.S. forced European countries to leave Central America.

• The U.S. gained the territory consisting of present-day Utah, California, and Nevada.

• The U.S. restricted slavery west of the Mississippi River.

• The U.S. gained control over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, gave the U.S. territory from Texas to California and was known as the _________.

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas Revolution

• Colorado Purchase

Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico lead to the U.S.-Mexican War and was the result of the U.S. annexation of:

• California

• Texas

• New Mexico

• Nevada

Which of the following events was a cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• The U.S. acquired the Mexican Cession.

• The U.S. Congressional debate over statehood for New Mexico.

• U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought over disputed territory north of the Rio Grande.

• The U.S. banning of slavery in territories acquired from Mexico.

Rapid population growth, economic depressions, the prospect of inexpensive land, and foreign trade opportunities in the 1840s contributed to widespread support for?

• Manifest Destiny

• The American System

• States' Rights

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act