Expansion of the United States Quiz

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Louisiana Purchase

The United States acquired land in all of these ways except

• through war

• through treaties

• through colonization

• through gifting

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

• It led to war

• It doubled the nation's size

• It limited trade opportunities

• It led to the discovery of a water route across the country

Which of these was an incentive for colonists to travel to Oregon Country?

• gold deposits

• fertile farmland

• religious freedom

• Canadian citizenship

Which of these contributed to the start of the Mexican-American War?

• the Battle of Buena Vista

• the election of James K. Polk

• the U.S. invasion of California

• the annexation of Texas by the U.S. Congress

How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• It gained valuable farmland.

• It increased trade opportunities.

• It decreased its territory by half.

• It provided more jobs for citizens.

Which opinion was expressed by those who opposed the expansion of the United States?

• The United States was too crowded.

• The United States bullied its weaker neighbors.

• The United States was less safe than it was before.

• The United States should return territories won in battle.

What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?

• A good railroad route to California

• A land grant to increase the size of Arizona

• An end to illegal immigration to the United States

• The end of a long border dispute with Mexico

Which of these led to the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Which of these was one legacy of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• They mapped a route to the Pacific.

• They explored present-day Colorado.

• They established missions in new territories.

• They located a water route across the country.