U.S. History Quiz (Westward Expansion)

Which of the following terms is MOST closely associated with the list: "Oregon or Bust," "Fifty-four Forty or Fight," Texas Revolution, Mexican War?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Manifest Destiny

• States' Rights

• Laissez-Faire

To which of the following eras do these defining characteristics belong: Belief that the United States should extend from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans, Relocation of Southeastern Indians to Oklahoma Territory, United States purchase of present-day southwestern states: Arizona, New Mexico, California?

• Westward Expansion

• Reconstruction

• Civil War

• Colonial

In 1803, the United States nearly doubled in size because of the —

• Treaty of Paris

• Gadsden Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Cession

The United States made the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 —

• in order to build a canal to the Pacific Ocean.

• because silver was discovered in New Mexico.

• to secure the best route for a transcontinental railroad.

• for setting aside land for American Indian reservations.

In response to the characteristics of the American West in the 19th Century, which author wrote in praise of frontier life?

• James Fenimore Cooper

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Washington Irving

• Herman Melville

Which of the following is a UNIVERSAL theme in American art, music, and literature?

• importance of the elite class

• spirit of self-determination

• laments of lost freedoms

• tributes to royalty

Which of the following was the primary reason Chinese immigrants came to the United States during the 19th century?

• They came for the economic opportunities such as the Gold Rush.

• They came to the U.S. for the opportunity of social mobility.

• They came to the U.S. for the opportunity to start their own religion.

• They came to the U.S. for the opportunity to run for public office.

Which two immigrant groups played the MOST significant role in the construction of the first transcontinental railroad?

• A. Chinese and Irish

• B. German and Polish

• C. Mexican and English

• D. Korean and Japanese

Which of the following territorial acquisitions is labeled with an X in the map above?

• A. Alaska Purchase

• B. Mexican Cession

• C. Gadsden Purchase

• D. Louisiana Purchase

Which political motivation contributed to the American belief in Manifest Destiny?

• Americans should create schools to educate everyone.

• The United States should spread democracy across the continent.

• New religious denominations should seek a new population to convert.

• The colonization of the West should shift the balance of power to slave-holding states.