Westward Expansion

The elements in the painting contributed to all of the following EXCEPT:

• Environmental transformations

• cooperation with the Native Americans

• new economic activities

• increased settlement activities

What is significant about the bear on California's state flag?

• There are a lot of bears in California and they want tourists to be careful!

• It is an ode to the Bear Flag Revolt - when northerners in California staged a revolt, declared independence from Mexico and formed the Republic of California

• It is a way to honor those who fought at the Alamo

• It is in response to the California Gold Rush

Advocates (people who speak up for others) for individuals such as the Native Americans shown in the painting would most likely have expressed which of the following conclusions regarding expansion?

• 
  white settlement out West was often associated with land forcibly taken from Native Americans

• expansion occurred as a result of individual initiative and little support from the National government

• American Indians successfully resisted white encroachment on western lands

• white settlement largely occurred in areas not previously occupied by American Indians

Which of the following statements is true about white settlement out West?

• White settlement out West was often associated with land forcibly taken from Native Americans

• Expansion occurred as a result of individual initiative and little support from the National government

• American Indians successfully resisted white encroachment on western lands

• White settlement largely occurred in areas not previously occupied by American Indians

When California applied to become a state, it was admitted as a free state. This created more free states than slave states. Southern states were worried that the free states (Northerners) would pass laws that would abolish (get rid of) slavery. True or False?

• True

• False

Mexico outlawed slavery in 1829. This upset slave owners moving west, as they wanted to maintain slavery so they could profit off of growing cotton.

• True

• False

What is the importance of the Alamo?

• It was a major battle site in the Texas Revolution.

• It is a famous landmark in New York.

• It was the site of the first American settlement.

• It is a popular theme park.

Which territory is represented by letter "D" on the map?

• Florida

• Gadsden Purchase

• Oregon

• Texas

What territory represents letter "A" in the image?

• Florida

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon

• Original 13 Colonies

What significance did mountain men have on westward expansion?

• they stayed in one spot and opened towns

• they opened the Western Pioneer trails

• they invented the steamboat making it easier for people to travel

• they created peace between the settlers and Natives