Westward Expansion Quiz #2

Which land acquisition by the U.S. nearly doubled the size of the country?

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Country

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

How did the U.S. gain the land where we now live?

• Treaty of Paris, 1783

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

What was the main purpose of the Oregon Trail during the mid-1800s?

• Trading with Native American tribes

• Connecting Missouri to Oregon for pioneers moving west

• Establishing military posts across the United States

• Transporting gold and silver from California mines

What was the main goal of the Indian Removal policy under President Andrew Jackson?

• To make Native American tribes a part of American society as equals

• To move Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River so their old lands could be used by American settlers

• To help different Native American tribes make peace with each other

• To give Native American tribes better farming lands in the West

What role did the Battle of the Alamo play in the Texas Revolution?

• It was the final and decisive battle of the war

• It led to immediate peace talks between Texas and Mexico

• It served as a rallying point that motivated Texans to continue fighting

• It resulted in Texas gaining independence from Mexico immediately

What was the main result of the Texas Revolution?

• Texas remained a part of Mexico but gained more freedoms

• Texas became an independent nation known as the Republic of Texas

• Texas became a state of the United States immediately after the revolution

• The region was split into several smaller states

What was the main cause of the Mexican-American War?

• Mexico's refusal to sell California to the United States

• Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico following the annexation of Texas

• Economic disagreements over trade tariffs between the U.S. and Mexico

• Mexico's attempt to reclaim the Alamo

What was a major consequence of the Mexican-American War for Mexico?

• Mexico gained new territories in the north

• Mexico had to pay large sums of money to the United States

• Mexico lost about half of its territory to the United States

• Mexico formed new alliances with European countries

California was part of what land acquisition by the US?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Ceded by Britain

• Gadsden Purchase

What was the primary purpose of the Oregon Trail?

• To find gold

• To trade with Native American tribes

• To facilitate westward migration

• To establish military forts