Copy of Copy of 6.1-6.3 Test

What was the primary reason Spain founded the colonies of Texas and California?

• to spread Christianity among the local American Indians
• to create buffer zones to protect towns and mines in Mexico
• to build alliances with French and Russian settlers
• to subdue the raiding Apache American Indians

By 1760, only about 1,200 colonists had settled in Texas because

• the goal of expansionists was to reach the West Coast.
• the need for inexpensive farmland was relatively small.
• the colony was far away, poor, and subject to raiders.
• the establishment of too many towns was problematic for ranchers.

Justification for the concept of Manifest Destiny was often based on

• slavery.
• avoiding conflict.
• a desire for peace.
• religious beliefs.

What main idea does this image convey about American westward expansion?

• Westward expansion was a response to the decline in the quality of life of American farmers.
• Westward expansion was inevitable but harmed the American Indian groups who lived in the West.
• Westward expansion was a positive development in the history of the world and was guided by Providence.
• Westward expansion was a reaction to the urbanization and industrialization that occurred in Europe.

Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this concept web?

• The Development of the Spanish Borderlands
• The United States Settles New Mexico
• American Indians Resist Westward Expansion
• Texas gains their Independence

Many of the Mountain Men who created trails through the Rockies saw financial opportunities in

• fur trading.
• mining gold.
• hunting buffalo.
• subsistence farming.

How was the Mormons’ decision to move westward different from other settlers from the East and Midwest?

• They were fleeing religious persecution.
• They wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
• They left in search of more profitable farmland.
• They hoped to make their fortunes as fur traders.

According to the excerpt, why did the Mormons migrate west to establish a new colony?

• to escape hardship and scarcity
• to find better lands for farming
• to practice their religious beliefs freely
• to flee the American government

Based on the map, why would the United States most likely have an interest in western lands?

• to mine gold in California
• to control land from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts
• to regulate trade along the Mississippi River
• to have access to the farmlands of the Great Plains

The concept American expansionists used to justify westward territorial growth was called

• Territorial Security
• Transcontinental Right
• Manifest Destiny
• American Providence