Westward Expansion Quiz

What was the period in the 19th century in which Americans gained lands between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean?

• Revolutionary War

• Westward Expansion

• Civil War

• Industrial Revolution

What fundamental disagreements led to the Texas Independence Movement?

• Disagreements over taxation

• Disagreements over trade policies

• Disagreements over political ideals and actions of the central government in Mexico City

• Disagreements over religious freedom

What was the idea behind Manifest Destiny?

• The belief in the superiority of the British way of life

• The belief in the superiority of the Mexican way of life

• The belief in the superiority of the American way of life

• The belief in the superiority of the French way of life

What was the main reason for President Polk's desire to provoke a conflict with Mexico?

• To make it seem like Mexico was hostile toward the U.S. over Texas annexation

• To acquire more land in New England

• To gain control of Mexican trade routes

• To establish a military base in the Pacific Ocean

What was the outcome of the Mexican-American War?

• The United States acquired lands in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden purchase

• The United States acquired lands in the Treaty of Paris

• The United States annexed Mexico

• Mexico annexed the United States

What was the biggest impact of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• The Mexican Cession of lands in the northeast

• The Mexican Cession of lands in the southwest

• The Mexican Cession of lands in the southeast

• The Mexican Cession of lands in the northwest

What was the purpose of the Gadsden purchase?

• To expand lands in the southwest

• To acquire more land in the Pacific Northwest

• To expand lands in the northeast

• To acquire more land in the Midwest

What was the reason for the United States to avoid annexing the entire country of Mexico?

• Fear of military conflict with other countries

• Fear of causing tension between people who spoke different languages and practiced different religions

• Fear of economic instability

• Fear of political unrest