History 8 - Western Expansion Review

Who created on of the largest fur businesses called Astoria?

• John Jacob Astor

• Stephen F Austin

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• James K Polk

What was the Oregon Territory?

• The battle site of the Alamo

• Where the goldrush happened

• land acquired in a treaty with France in exchange for New Orleans

• land acquired in a treaty with Britain by dividing the land at the 49th parallel

Which treaty officially ended the Mexican American War?

• Treaty of Annexation

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of San Jacinto

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

True or False

One fact during the gold rush was that the large amount of gold in circulation in California cause the price of gold to drop.

Answer explanation

A true fact about the gold rush was the population grew dramatically which allowed California to become a state by 1850.

Americas right to settle land all the way to the Pacific is called...

• Manifest Destiny

• Gadsden Purchase

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Annexation

What year was gold found in California?

How did the Mexican American war start?

• The U.S. invaded Mexico

• Mexico attacked Texas

• The armies of the U.S. and Mexico disputed territory

• Sam Houston led an invasion on Santa Anna

True or False

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, increased the size of the United States by almost 25%

True or False

During the gold rush, 95% of the people who migrated to California were men.

True or False

All of the Alamo's defenders were killed during the battle