Westward Expansion

What direction is the United States expanding?

• North

• South

• East

• West

What doubled the size of the United States?

• Florida

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican cession

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

• A procedure of establishing the addition states to the Union

• A procedure of establishing laws in territories

• A procedure of prohibiting expansion

• A procedure of removing the Native Americans

Stipulations in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Mexico recognizes Texas as a state

• Mexico cecedes Florida to the United States

• Rio Grande is the border between U.S. and Mexico

• Mexico cecedes land in the southwest area of the United States

the belief that America should own the land from the Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean

• American destiny

• manifest destiny

• Eastward expansion

• westward destiny

Which of the following are reasons for manifest destiny?

• expanding democracy

• hatred for the west

• prosperity

• security

Which of the following are requirements to become a state under the Northwest Ordinance?

• prohibit slavery

• Population equals 60,000

• religious freedom

• allow slavery

When was the Louisiana Purchase?

• 1845

• 1836

• 1803

• 1849

What happened to California that led to it becoming a state?

• its location to the pacifc ocean

• incoming immigrants

• gold rush

• its borders with mexico

What was one reason that caused the Mexican-American War?

• disputes over the border

• Mexico wanted Louisiana

• Mexico invaded California

• disputes over Oregon