Westward Expansion Test

Name 3 states that were covered by the Mexican Cession?

What treaty established the official US and Canada border?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe

• Treaty of 1818

• Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Who did the US sign the Oregon Treaty with to obtain the land?

• Canada

• the United Kingdom

• Russia

• Oregon Country

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Manifest Destiny is

• The law that made it legal to settle the West

• The idea that expansion was divine and man was meant to settle America

• State powers is better than the federal government

• the power govern to Congress to take the Northwest Territory

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which territory was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War?

• Louisiana Territory

• Alaska

• Florida

• California

What was the main motivation behind the concept of Manifest Destiny?

• To promote industrialization in the East

• To expand democracy and American ideals westward

• To establish trade with Europe

• To limit immigration

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Alaska Purchase

• Oregon Treaty

• Gadsden Purchase

What was the main purpose of the Gadsden Purchase?

• To acquire land for a southern railroad route

• To gain access to gold mines

• To settle disputes with Canada

• To expand into the Oregon Territory

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

What was one major effect of the westward expansion on Native American populations?

• Establishment of new states for Native Americans

• Improved political representation

• Loss of land and forced relocation

• Increased trade opportunities

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which event directly led to the United States acquiring Florida from Spain?

• Adams-Onís Treaty

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Treaty of Paris