Semester 2 Review

Overcrowded cities in the east, inexpensive land and the discovery of gold in the west all contributed to

• The growth of reform movements

• Support for Manifest Destiny

• The growth of cities in the South

• Support for women's suffrage

Which of the following is not true about the Louisiana Purchase?

• The land was purchased from France

• Jefferson originally only wanted New Orleans

• It was part of the Monroe Doctrine

• The US doubled in size in 1803

After the Treaty of Paris finished the Revolutionary War, the US stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the

• The Pacific Ocean

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

Which territorial acquisition led to a border dispute with Mexico?

• The Florida Purchase

• The Oregon Treaty

• The Annexation of Texas

• The Gadsden Purchase

Which territorial acquisition was peacefully negotiated with Britain?

• The Florida Purchase

• The Oregon Treaty

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Gadsden Purchase

Which territorial acquisition led to disputes over slavery which were eventually solved with the Compromise of 1850?

• The Gadsden Purchase

• The Oregon Treaty

• The Mexican Cession

• The Louisiana Purchase

Which territorial acquisition was completed to build a railroad to support western migration?

• The Gadsden Purchase

• The Oregon Treaty

• The Mexican Cession

• The Louisiana Purchase

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the US land which it...

• Bought from France

• Bought from Mexico to build a railroad

• Won in a war with Mexico

• Won in a war with Britain

During the era of westward expansion, which of the following was the cause sectional tensions?

• Disputes over the free enterprise system in the new land

• Disputes over women's suffrage in the new land

• Disputes over religious freedom in the new land

• Disputes over slavery in the new land

Which of the following led to a growth in the demand for free agricultural labor in the western lands?

• The use of interchangeable parts and mechanization

• Samuel Morse's telegraph

• The invention of the cotton gin

• The growth of the free enterprise system