Unit 7: Westward Expansion Review

The historical era referred to as westward expansion is most characterized by —

• fighting of a civil war

• growing urbanization

• changing settlement patterns

• increasing need for social reform

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• 1789

• 1803

• 1812

• 1861

Which of these is required of a U.S. territory in order for it to become a U.S. state?

• Election of a state governor

• A population of 60,000 people

• An established form of currency

• Appointment of the first postmaster

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?

• It provided a review process for laws in new territories and states.

• It provided policies for acquiring territory from American Indian tribes.

• It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.

• It provided the president with the power to sign treaties with foreign powers to buy additional territory.

How did many Americans act on their belief that the United States in the nineteenth century had a manifest destiny?

• Many settlers moved west to start a new life.

• Many farmers switched from food crops to cash crops

• Many businesses expanded and added new employees.

• Many women demanded equality and the right to vote.

The area indicated as "5" on the map was added to the United States in order to —

• build a southern transcontinental railroad

• establish a new home for Mormon families

• provide territory for resettlement of American Indian tribes

• settle a border dispute between the United States and Mexico

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war between the United States and Mexico?

• Treaty of Paris

• Adams-Onís Treaty

• Treaty of Washington

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

How did President Polk's placement of soldiers along the Rio Grande contribute to the outbreak of war with Mexico?

• Generals of the U.S. Army desired a war to test new weapons.

• U.S. soldiers patrolled a disputed region that Mexico considered its own territory.

• The Mexican army desired to show it was superior to the military strength of the United States.

• Texas residents encouraged U.S. soldiers to conduct cross-border raids against Mexican outposts.

Where was most of the territory the United States acquired during the nineteenth century located?

• West of the Mississippi River

• Southeastern portion of the United States

• Along the Canadian border with the United States

• West of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River

Which territory was added to the United States as a result of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4