STAAR Review: Westward Expansion & Sectionalism

Which paired correctly?

• Mexican American War - Mexican Cession

• Mexican American War - Louisiana Territory

• War of 1812 - Florida Purchase

• French and Indian War - Louisiana Purchase

California was part of what land acquisition by the US?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Ceded by Britain

• Gadsden Purchase

The Fugitive Slave Act was part of which compromise?

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

Maine coming in as a free state was part of which compromise?

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

Which case stated that enslaved people were property?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. BOE

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Which did NOT add to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?

• Dred Scott v. Sanford decision

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• Great Compromise

The artwork displayed above best reflects American society during-

• the Age of Jackson

• Westward Expansion

• the Second Great Awakening

• Sectionalism

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

• It gave the United States a policy to follow for admitting new states as it grew.

• It established laws prohibiting European countries from colonizing North America.

• It set up transportation systems designed to connect western states to the northeast.

• It helped create treaties with Natives to relocate them west of the Mississippi River.

What group was harassed for their religion and eventually left their homes for Utah?

• Irish

• Chinese

• German

• Mormon

-Population growing

-Economic downturn

-Idea of cheap land

-Trade with foreign countries

Which title completes the list above?

• States' Rights

• Free Enterprise

• Manifest Destiny

• Kansas-Nebraska Act