Unit 6 Westward Expansion Review

Which is true about the trip on the OREGON trail? Choose ALL that apply.

• It was a long and difficult journey.

• Many people got sick or died along the way.

• Settlers were leaving the life they knew in the US. for unknown opportunities.

• Settlers managed to follow the trail fairly easily.

Which was NOT a state in the Mexican Cession?

• Texas

• California

• Utah

• Nevada

What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?

• The Adams-Onis Treaty

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The Treaty of Paris

• The NATO Treaty

One cause for the war between the United States and Mexico was:

• the California border

• issue of slavery in Texas

• southern border of Texas

• impressment of American sailors

Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to

• obey the Book of Mormon
• prosper in the fur trade
• seek out religious freedom
• gold

To add on land or a territory as done to Texas

• Annex

• Frontier

• Charter

• Prospect

The phrase manifest destiny refers to the belief that?

• The US should be 2 separate nations

• The US should abolish slavery

• The US should expand across the entire continent

• The US should trade with Mexico and Canada

What event caused people from all over to travel to California in 1849?

• the discovery of new territory

• the discovery of gold

• rumors of the fountain of youth

Why was the Alamo important?

• It became a motivator for Texas Independence after the death of famous Americans such as Davy Crockett there

• It became a motivator for Texas Independence after the death of famous Americans such as Sam Houston there

• It was the first major American victory in the Mexican-American War

• It ended the revolt for Texan Independence

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They brought about a war with Spain.
• They increased the territory of the United States.
• Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
• Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.