Westward Expansion

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Monroe Doctrine
• Great Awakening
• Manifest Destiny
• Louisiana Purchase

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

• a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land at the 49th Parallel
• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million
• the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
• Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million

What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819 from Spain?

• Thirteen Colonies
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon County
• Florida Purchase

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
• obtain gold

What piece of land was purchased in 1853 order to build something in the South? What did they want to build?

• Mexican Cession/Trails
• Louisiana Territory/Canals
• transcontinental/Oregon Country
• Gadsden Purchase/Railroad

The Louisiana Purchase was an important purchase in American History because it...

• nearly doubled the size of the country in a single year.
• gave the U.S. access to the Mississippi River & the Port of New Orleans.
• Both A and B.
• Neither A or B

Which nation sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• France
• Spain
• Mexico
• Canada

Which of the following connected the Eastern US to the Western US?

• Erie Canal
• Mississippi River
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Gulf of Mexico

Which group suffered as a result of Westward Expansion?

• Settlers
• Western citizens
• The government
• Native Americans

Which is the original 13 colonies?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4