Westward Expansion Task Cards

"Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon American soil."

Which war is justified in this quote?

[It is] the right ours to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty." John L. O'Sullivan

Which term is best described by this quote

The -?- was acquired during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The addition of this territory gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River and nearly doubled the size of the nation.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Spanish Cession

• British Cession

-?- was acquired through a treaty with Great Britain

• Florida

• California

• Maine

• Oregon

The discovery of -?- in California in 1848 resulted in a population boom

The ​ (a)   was obtained as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. In return for $15 million, the U.S. gained the present day southwest, including California and Utah.

• Mexican Cession
• British cession
• Louisiana Territory
• Spanish Cession

Which of the following areas was added to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase?

• the Louisiana Purchase added terrtiroy from the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian Mountains

• the U.S. gained territory from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River

• As a result of the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. gained territory from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

These two topics were discussed during the -?- of Texas.

What was the principal motive for the Mormons moving west?

• to obtain religious freedom

• to own their own farms

• to act as trailblazers

• to fulfill the concept of Manifest Destiny

Which religious group would have used Trail 1?

• Catholics

• Mormons

• Quakers