United States Territorial Expansion Quiz

United States Territorial Expansion Quiz

8th Grade

5 Qs

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United States Territorial Expansion Quiz

United States Territorial Expansion Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Gerald Davis

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a method used by the United States to acquire territory in the 19th century?

Signing treaties with foreign colonial powers.

Purchasing land from European nations.

Signing treaties with Native American tribes.

Annexation of independent republics.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How did the U.S.-Mexican War impact the territorial growth of the United States?

By leading to the acquisition of the Mexican Cession territory.

Through the facilitation of westward expansion along the Oregon Trail.

By securing Florida through the negotiation of the Adams-Onís Treaty.

By initiating the purchase of the Louisiana territory.

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following territories were acquired by negotiating treaties with European nations? Select all that apply.

Louisiana Territory

Florida Territory

Mexican Cession

Oregon

Texas

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How did the United States use Manifest Destiny to support expansion?

Manifest Destiny was used as a strategy to form alliances with Native Americans in the western territories.

Manifest Destiny encouraged the United States to establish colonies in the eastern territories.

By initiating the Trail of Tears and Cherokee removal to Indian territory in the west.

Americans believed it was their God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean, bringing progress to new territories

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Explain the primary causes of the U.S-Mexican War and the impact this event had on the Westward Expansion of the United States.

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