Unit 7: Westward Expansion Review

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine
• The Louisiana Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• The Jackson Action

Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase?

• James Monroe bought it
• It doubled the size of the U.S.
• We bought it from Spain
• All of these are true

The Mexican Cession is land that the United States took as a result of:

• annexation
• the War with Mexico
• a treaty with Britain
• the Mexican Revolution

Oregon became part of the United States as a result of:

• the Mexican War
• a purchase from France
• the Texan War for Independence
• a treaty with Britain

Florida became part of the United States as a result of:

• a purchase from Spain
• the Mexican War
• annexation
• the Revolutionary War

All of these were reasons why people moved west EXCEPT

• Mining for gold and silver
• Free/cheap land
• Desire to live in a more heavily populated area
• A new start

Which group of immigrants stayed in California to help build the railroad and risked death or injury blasting through the mountain after originally coming for gold?

• Chinese

• Mexicans

• irish

• Whites

Which territory was added through the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain?

• Oregon
• Louisiana
• Texas 
• Florida

Which territory was contested by Britain and the US? The US got the land south of the 49th parallel.

• California
• Florida
• Oregon
• Louisiana

What was the nickname of the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich?

• Forty-niners
• Donner Party
• Mormons
• Placer Miners