American History: Westward Expansion Quiz

American History: Westward Expansion Quiz

8th Grade

6 Qs

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Unit 5 Westward Expansion/Manifest Destiny/Mexican War

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Manifest Destiny review

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American History: Westward Expansion Quiz

American History: Westward Expansion Quiz

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History

8th Grade

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main idea behind 'Manifest Destiny'?

None of the above

Europeans had the right to American lands

Americans should focus on the eastern territories

Americans had the right to spread across the continent

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo accomplish in 1848?

Ended the Mexican War and gave the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California

Started the Mexican-American War

The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia

Mexico gained control of Texas

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Gadsden Purchase in 1853?

It initiated the American Revolution

It marked the end of the Civil War

The U.S. sold parts of Arizona and New Mexico to Mexico

The U.S. bought southern Arizona and southern New Mexico from Mexico

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the 'Forty-Niners'?

Soldiers in the Mexican-American War

Explorers who mapped the western territories

Politicians who supported the annexation of Texas

People who went to California looking for gold in 1849

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the slogan '54-40 or Fight!' about?

A protest against British taxation

A presidential campaign slogan in 1844

A battle cry during the Civil War

A demand to set the Oregon border at latitude 54 40'

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What triggered the Mexican-American War?

The discovery of gold in California

The annexation of Texas by the U.S.

The Louisiana Purchase

The signing of the Treaty of Paris