Westward Expansion Wrap Up

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

• United States in 1783

• Mexican Cession

• Texas

• The Louisiana Purchase

Which area of land was acquired in 1848 after a conflict with Mexico?

• A

• B

• C

• E

What states were part of the Mexican Cession?

• Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
• Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
• Oregon, Washington, Idaho
• California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?

• Washington
• Adams
• Jefferson
• Jackson

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 

• treaty with the British
• war with England
• purchased from the British
• war with Mexico

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.

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

• The Gold Rush
• The Gold Movement
• Goldilocks
• Gold Gathering

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

• Length of the journey
• Disease
• Weather
• All of the above

The war ended with Mexico and the United States signing a treaty which took away half of Mexico's land. What was the name of the treaty?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Paris

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Oregon Treaty of 1846

As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were

• relocated to Mexico

• granted US Citizenship

• forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River

• gradually allowed to return to their homes