Westward Expansion Vocabulary

The belief that America was destined to expand its territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean is known as:

• Manifest Destiny

• American Dream

• Westward Expansion

• Monroe Doctrine

The act of adding land to a country, such as Texas becoming part of the United States, is known as:

• annexation

• secession

• colonization

• federation

What is the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory, often through a treaty, as seen in the Mexican Cession?

• Annexation

• Cession

• Acquisition

• Occupation

What is the system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in a particular area, such as the different economies of the Northern, Southern, and Western United States?

• Economy

• Political

• Social

• Cultural

What legislation established a method for adding new states to the Union and governed the Northwest Territory?

• Northwest Ordinance

• Homestead Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

The mistreatment of individuals or groups based on their religious beliefs, exemplified by the Mormons during westward expansion, is known as:

• Religious persecution

• Cultural assimilation

• Ethnic cleansing

• Social integration

The active refusal to obey certain laws or demands of a government, as practiced by Henry David Thoreau in protest against slavery and the Mexican-American War, is known as:

• Civil Disobedience

• Revolution

• Anarchy

• Protest

A period of rapid migration of people to an area where gold has been discovered, notably in California during the 1840s.

• Gold Discovery
• Gold Mining
• Gold Exploration
• Gold Rush

A religious group founded by Joseph Smith, who settled in Utah to escape persecution.

• Mormon

• Lutheran

• Catholic

• Baptist

The attitude of embracing adventure and exploration, often associated with the settlers moving westward.

• Pioneering spirit
• Isolationist mindset
• Settler's caution
• Urban lifestyle