Westward Expansion [Unit 8]

Label the territories correctly.

a

b

c

d

Mexican Cession

Louisiana Purchase

Oregon Territory

Northwest Territory/Ordinance

Which president ran his campaign on the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• John Quincy Adams

• William Henry Harrison

_ was accomplished by America acquiring the Oregon Territory.

Reorder the following

• The United States annexed Texas in 1845

• Texas became the Republic of Texas

• Texas sought annexation from the United States

• Texas won independence from Mexico

• The US-Mexican War

Which land did the United States receive as stated in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

What were the two (2) causes of Manifest Destiny?

• America expanding from coast to coast

• A population boom

• land = wealth

• The belief in America's superiority

The Mormons were often persecuted because of their religious beliefs. Which amendment does this violate?

• 1st Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

Which of the following were effects of the California Gold Rush?

Choose three correct answers.

• California gained statehood because the population surged

• Irish immigrants were granted citizenship

• Native Americans helped prospectors mine for gold

• Nativism resurfaced as more people moved west

• Miners destroyed the natural landscape