Unit 5 Quiz

1. Which of these was one legacy of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• They mapped a route to the Pacific.
• They explored present-day Colorado.
• They established missions in new territories.
• They located a water route across the country.

2. Which of these was one effect of the California gold rush?

• California grew in size.
• California achieved statehood.
• California went to war with Mexico.
• California lost much of its population.

3. Which of these was a challenge for many people who traveled to the West?

• Great Plains
• Missouri River
• Pacific Ocean
• Rocky Mountains

4. What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny
• Monroe Doctrine
• Great Awakening
• Louisiana Purchase

5. The United States acquired land in all of these ways except...

• through war.
• through treaties.
• through colonization.
• through inheritance.

6. How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

• It led to war.
• It doubled the nation's size.
• It limited trade opportunities.
• It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.

7. What was one reason the United States wanted to acquire Florida?

• to increase the population
• to control the Mississippi River
• to end raids on Georgia farms
• to provide a short route to Europe

8. Which of these contributed to the start of the Mexican-American War?

• the election of James K. Polk
• the annexation of Texas by the U.S. Congress
• the U.S. invasion of California
• the Battle of Buena Vista

9. How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• It gained valuable farmland.
• It increased trade opportunities.
• It decreased its territory by half.
• It provided more jobs for citizens.

10. What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?

• a good railroad route to California
• a land grant to increase the size of Arizona
• an end to illegal immigration to the United States
• the end of a long border dispute with Mexico