Expansion of the United States Quiz

What does 1 represent?

• 13 colonies

• Treaty of Paris

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas

What term describes the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent?

• Annexation

• Sovereign

• Manifest Destiny

• Reservation

Which event involved the forced removal of Cherokee Indians from their lands to territory west of the Mississippi River?

• Worcester vs. Georgia

• Trail of Tears

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Annexation of Texas

Who was the President of the United States during the annexation of Texas?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• John O’Sullivan

What does 2 represent?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon

• Treaty of Paris

• Florida

What does the term "54 40 or Fight" refer to?

• A battle cry during the Mexican-American War

• The latitude line up to which the United States claimed territory in Oregon

• The number of votes needed to pass a treaty in the Senate

• The slogan for the annexation of Texas

What does 3 represent?

• Mexico

• Texas

• Florida

• Gadsden Purchase

Which of the following was acquired by the United States through a purchase from France in 1803?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Florida Cession

• Texas Annexation

• Oregon Territory

What was the significance of the Gadsden Purchase?

• To get more land from the British

• To finish building the Transcontinental Railroad

• To acquire Texas

• To end the war with Mexico

What was the significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• It ended the American Revolutionary War.

• It resulted in the acquisition of Oregon Territory.

• It ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in the Mexican Cession.

• It recognized the independence of the Lone Star Republic.