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Westward Expansion

Authored by Phylicia deThomas

History

7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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

Thirteen Colonies
Mexican Cession
Oregon County
Florida Purchase

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Which nation sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

France
Spain
Mexico
Canada

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