Westward Expansion Quiz

What was the first territory in the western region to apply for statehood?

• Oregon

• California

• Missouri

• Kansas

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• To allow slavery in all new territories

• To create two new states

• To prohibit future slavery north of the 36 30' latitude line

• To repeal the 36 30' line from the Missouri compromise

What was the result of the California Gold Rush on the issue of slavery?

• It led to the expansion of slavery in California

• It led to the outlawing of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

• It had no impact on the issue of slavery

• It led to California becoming a free state

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act's impact on the Missouri Compromise?

• It reinforced the 36 30' line from the Missouri Compromise

• It repealed the Missouri Compromise altogether

• It allowed the people in the territories to decide for themselves through voting

• It prohibited future slavery north of the 36 30' latitude line

What was the region of Kansas known as due to the violence between abolitionists and slave owners?

• Conflict Zone

• Violent Territory

• War Zone

• Bleeding Kansas

What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

• To create a balance between free and slave states

• To outlaw the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

• To allow the expansion of slavery in new territories

• To repeal the Missouri Compromise

What was the result of the U.S. and Mexico war from 1846-1848?

• The U.S. acquired the California Territory

• The U.S. acquired the Oregon Territory

• The U.S. acquired the Arizona Territory

• The U.S. acquired the Texas Territory

What was the purpose of the agreement reached in the Missouri Compromise?

• To expand slavery into the western territories

• To prohibit future slavery south of the 36 30' latitude line

• To allow all new territories to become slave states

• To create a balance of free and slave states in the U.S.

What was the main cause of disagreements over slavery in the new territories?

• The issue of westward expansion

• The issue of representation

• The issue of taxation

• The issue of trade

What was the purpose of the California Gold Rush?

• To increase the population of California

• To expand the agricultural industry in California

• To find gold and get rich

• To discover new natural resources in California