Westward Expansion

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine
• The Louisiana Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• The Jackson Action

To Annex land means to:

• take it over, or to add it on

• conquer it

• give it up to another country

• buy it

Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase?

• James Monroe bought it
• It doubled the size of the U.S.
• We bought it from Spain
• All of these are true

Lewis and Clark were sent by President Jefferson to:

• invade Mexico

• stop British attacks on U.S. ships

• explore the Louisiana Territory

• buy New Orleans

Which is the only state to have once been an independent country?

• Texas
• Colorado
• Oregon
• Arizona

The Gadsden Purchase is an area of land the U.S. bought from:

• Spain
• Mexico
• France
• Britain

The Mexican Cession is land that the United States took as a result of:

• annexation
• the War with Mexico
• a treaty with Britain
• the Mexican Revolution

Texas became part of the United States as a result of:

• The Mexican War
• Annexation
• A treaty with Spain
• a purchase from France

Oregon became part of the United States as a result of:

• the Mexican War
• a purchase from France
• the Texan War for Independence
• a treaty with Britain

Florida became part of the United States as a result of:

• a purchase from Spain
• the Mexican War
• annexation
• the Revolutionary War