Unit 6 Review

Which location on the map was acquired in order to complete the Southern portion of the transcontinental Railroad?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What number did the United States acquire after negotiations with Britain in 1846?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 8

What number did the U.S. acquire from Spain in 1819?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 6

What do Texas and California both have in common?

• bordered by the Pacific Ocean

• dependent on heavy industry

• slaveholding states

• formerly part of Mexico

The numbered river on this map played a major role in –

• The settlement of territory previously claimed by the Dutch

• the defeat of British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenry

• The defeat of British troops in the Battle of Saratoga

• The exploration of new territory acquired from France

Answer explanation

It goes right through the Louisiana Purchase...duh!

James K. Polk ran his presidential campaign on the idea of...

• Manifest Destiny

• expansion of slavery

• American nationalism

• nativism

Once Polk became president, he fulfilled his promise of Manifest Destiny by leading military action in the...

• War of 1812

• American Revolution

• Mexican American War

• Annexation of Texas

Which statement explains one of the motivations behind Manifest Destiny?

• “These are the times that try men’s souls; the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country…”

• “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 claims is by the right…to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent with Providence has given us….”

• “That it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise.”

During Westward Expansion, many American Indians were forced from their homes onto reservations. What was this act called?

• Sugar Act
• Reservation Act
• Indian Removal Act
• Move Act

What two men where chosen to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

• Lewis and Clark
• Tom and Jerry
• Custer and Little Bighorn
• William and Penn