Westward Expansion II

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

In 1787, this area by the arrow on this map was known as the —

• Indian Territory.

• Louisiana Territory.

• Midwest Territory

• Northwest Territory

How was the area marked L on the map added to the United States?

• It was gained through a treaty with the American Indians.

• It was gained through a war with Great Britain.

• It was purchased from Mexico after a war.

• It was purchased from France.

Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size. 

• Texas Annexation 

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Territory

• Mexican Cession

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

• a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land

• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million

• the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States

• Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million

Name the piece of land.

• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Territory 
• Trans-Appalachian West 
• Oregon Country 

In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

• a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory

• issues arising over the boundaries of Texas

• the discovery of gold in California

• the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

Document that ended the U.S. - Mexican War. (1848)

• Treaty of Paris

• Oregon Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Adams - Onis Treaty

What is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture? 

• Florida Purchase
• Thirteen Colonies
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon County

What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819?

• Florida

• Thirteen Colonies

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon County