Westward Expansion Practice Test

The differences between these two maps resulted from the –

• Missouri Compromise
• Treaty of Ghent
• Louisiana Purchase
• Adams-Onis Treaty

Which statement explains one of the motivations behind Manifest Destiny?

• “These are the times that try men’s souls: the summer soldiers and the sunshine patriot will, in the crisis, shrink from the service of his county.”
• “I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free..”
• “And that claim is by the right…to overspread and possess the whole of the continent which Providence (God) has given us…”
• “That it is the duty of the women of this curry to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise.”

Which numbered area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?

• Location 1
• Location 2
• Location 3
• Location 4

What is one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?

• He was against removing American Indians from their native lands.
• He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.
• He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.
• He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when –

• A treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million
• The territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
• Russia sold the land to the United Stats for $7.2 million

As a result of the Oregon Territory, the United States achieved its goal of –

• Expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean
• Acquiring land for a southwestern railroad
• Reserving western territory for American Indians
• Securing the southern border of the county

How did the United States acquire the territory marked with the X?

• By purchasing the land from Spain
• By winning a war against Great Britain
• By purchasing the land from France
• By winning a war against Mexico

Which event was one cause of the Mexican-American War?

• The United States banned slavery in territories acquired from Mexico.
• The U.S. Congress debated statehood for New Mexico.
• U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought over disputed territory north of the Rio Grande.
• The United States acquired the Mexican Cession.

Which of the following events occurred first?

• The Battle of Gonzales
• Lt. WIlliam B. Travis’ letter seeking help
• Goliad Massacre
• Battle of the Alamo

Which of the following was a n effect of the establishment of Stephen F. Austin’s successful first colony?

• Many more Anglo-American settlers came to Texas.
• Anglo-American settlers traveled to California.
• Many Tejanos started adapting to American culture.
• Tejanos started moving to the United States.