Westward Expansion Vocabulary Test 2

What is the belief that the U.S. had the right and duty to control all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

• Lewis and Clark

• Manifest Destiny

• Oregon Territory

• War of 1812

Which word means to give land to another country?

• Canal

• Expedition

• Cession

• Boomtown

A person who went to California during the Gold Rush of 1849 was called what?

• Pioneer

• Gold digger

• Forty-niner

• Eli Whitney

The route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, used by pioneers traveling to the Oregon Territory is called __________________.

• California Gold Rush

• Manifest Destiny

• Indian Territory

• Oregon Trail

Communities that quickly grew in population were known as__________.

• Boomtowns

• Wagon trains

• Indian removal Act

• Industrial Revolution

President Polk declared war on Mexico over the dispute of land in Texas. This is known as ________________.

• California Gold Rush

• Mexican-American War

• Manifest Destiny

• War of 1812

What was the law that ordered all Indian nations east of the Mississippi River to move west of the river?

• Indian Territory

• Indian Removal Act

• Mexican-American War

• Star Spangled Banner

What was the period of time marked by changes in manufacturing and transportation?

• Eli Whitney

• Indian Territory

• Industrial Revolution

• California Gold Rush

A line of covered wagons that moved together was called__________.

• Wagon train

• Canal

• Wagon trail

• Cession

Who invented the cotton gin and the idea of using interchangeable parts?

• Eli Whitney

• Sam Houston

• James Polk