Westward Expansion

The Louisiana Purchase

• Doubled the size of the US

• Led to the Lewis and Clarke Expedition

• Stopped Slavery

• Started the Civil War

The foreign policies of President James Polk involving Texas, California, and the Oregon Territory were all efforts to:

• remain neutral toward western territories

• continue tradition American isolationism

• weaken the Monroe Doctrine

• fulfill the goal of Manifest Destiny

The principles of judicial review were established in which case?

• Marbury vs. Madison

• McCulloh vs. Maryland

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

Which is the Mexican Cession?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Name the piece of land.

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

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

• 1900s

• 1800s

• 1600s

• 1780s

How much was paid by the United States for the Mexican Cession?

• $25 Million Dollars

• $0 Mexico, gave the United States the Mexican Cession for Free

• $1 Billion Dollars

• $15 Million Dollars

Why were Mormons seeking a place to live in the West?

• They wanted adventure and excitement

• They were being persecuted for their beliefs

• They were seeking gold in California, Utah, and Oregon

• They were being kicked out of their homelands

The Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw peoples were collectively known as

• the “Five Civilized Tribes.”

• the “Five Warrior Tribes.”

• the “Native American Nation.”

• the “Native American People.”

How did so many Americans end up in Mexico’s state known as Texas?

• Americans invaded the area believing it their right to do so

• Mexico invited Americans in to keep their claim on the area

• Americans slowly pushed into Mexico and Mexico never noticed

• Mexico refused to let Americans in, but they came in anyway