Westward Expansion Review

 Which of these was one effect of the California gold rush?

• California grew in size.

•  California achieved statehood. 

• California went to war with Mexico. 

• California lost much of its population.

How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• It gained valuable farmland.

• It increased trade opportunities.

• It decreased its territory by half.

• It provided more jobs for citizens.

Answer explanation

Mexico gave up the Mexican Cession (California, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona) in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo after losing the Mexican American War.

How was the conflict about Oregon Country resolved?

•  The United States went to war against Great Britain and won the entire territory.

• The Senate blocked the compromise treaty, and the conflict continues to this day.

•  A treaty divided the territory peacefully between Great Britain and the United States.

•  Great Britain tired of the conflict and sold the entire territory to the United States.

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 1803, the United States paid which country $15 million for the Louisiana Purchase? 

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Mexico

• France

Which of these was a challenge for many people who traveled to the West? 

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Missouri River

• Pacific Ocean

Why did the Mormons move west to Utah?

•  to escape poverty and debt

• to settle on land provided by the government 

• to convert American Indians to their religion 

• to settle where they could freely practice their beliefs