Westward Expansion Day 3

Jamestown, Virginia is to 1607, as the Mayflower Compact is to ______________

• 1861-1865
• 1620
• 1803
• 1787

The Declaration of Independence is to 1776, as the U.S. Constitution is to _____________

• 1861-1865
• 1620
• 1803
• 1787

The Bill of Rights is to 1791, as the Louisiana Purchase is to ______________

• 1861-1865
• 1620
• 1803
• 1787

The annexation of Texas is to 1845, as the Civil War is to _______________

• 1861-1865
• 1620
• 1803
• 1787

The Texans grew discontent with Mexico over ________________ reasons.

• economic
• political
• religious
• artistic

The Texans won the Texas Revolution as a result of -

• their victory at the Battle of the Alamo
• forcing the Mexican Army to surrender at San Antonio
• capturing the Mexican dictator Santa Anna
• defeating the Mexican Army at the Battle of Gonzalez

Annexing Texas was a controversial issue in the U.S. because -

• German immigrants to Texas did not want to be a part of the U.S.
• The balance of free states to slave states would be upset
• France threatened to declare war on the U.S. if it added Texas
• Texas was seen as a wasteland that would drain the economy of the U.S.

The U.S. eventually annexed Texas due to ______________________ reasons.

• economic
• political
• religious
• artistic

This excerpt provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported -

• federal financing of transportation systems in the West
• making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy
• social Darwinism as a justification for expansion
• prohibiting the expansion of slavery into new areas of the United States

How did the growth of the railway system during the nineteenth century affect the U.S. economy?

• By helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. companies
• By making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories
• By helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies
• By permitting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees