USH Module 2 Section #2 Bellwork

Put the following events related to westward expansion in the correct order:

• Manifest Destiny gains popularity

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Annexation of Texas

• Louisiana Purchase

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War and granted the United States the territories of ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , and New Mexico.

• California
• Utah
• Texas
• Oregon
• Nevada
• Arizona

Match the cause to its consequence during westward expansion:

• Mexican-American War

• Justified expansion across the continent

• Annexation of Texas

• Increased tension between free and slave states

• Manifest Destiny

• U.S. acquires California and Southwest territories

Match each region to its reason for controversy during westward expansion:

• Texas

• Diplomacy with Britain

• Louisiana Purchase

• Question of presidential authority

• Oregon

• Disrupted balance between free and slave states

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• To warn European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere

• To encourage U.S. trade alliances with Europe

• To establish the annexation of Florida

• To justify U.S. involvement in European conflicts

Match the territorial expansion to its description:

• Acquisition of Florida

• Doubled the size of the U.S.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Land purchased to build a southern railroad

• Gadsden Purchase

• Gained from Spain through the Adams-Onís Treaty

What was the primary motivation behind the Gadsden Purchase?

• To secure land for agricultural use

• To expand the U.S. further westward

• To acquire land for a southern transcontinental railroad

• To resolve border disputes with Britain

The (a)   was issued in (b)   by President (c)   .

• Monroe Doctrine
• 1823
• James Monroe
• 1817
• 1828
• 1831
• Thomas Jefferson
• Andrew Jackson
• John Quincy Adams

How did sectionalism increase tensions between the North and South?

• It created unity through shared economic goals.

• It led to compromises that fully resolved slavery disputes.

• It emphasized the economic and cultural differences between regions.

• It reduced competition over the expansion of slavery.

Match the event to its impact on westward expansion:

• Acquisition of Florida

• Removed Spanish control in the Southeast

• Monroe Doctrine

• Secured land for future railroad development

• Gadsden Purchase

• Established U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere