Westward Expansion Test Review

"Annexation of Texas"

"California Here We Come!"

"All of Oregon or None!"

These slogans from the election of 1844 all support...

• law and order

• Declaration of Independence

• Manifest Destiny

• women's voting rights

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which countries did Mexico give up in the Mexican Cession?

• Alaska and Hawaii

• Washington and Oregon

• Florida and Texas

• California and New Mexico

Who was the president that approved the Louisiana Purchase?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which city was founded by Mormons?

• Salt Lake City

• Santa Fe

• San Fransisco

• Austin

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What would be the best title for this map?

• British North America Before 1850

• United States Territorial Expansion

• The Original 13 Colonies

• Wartime Land Acquisitions

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which is an example of Manifest Destiny?

• declaring independence from England

• deciding to end the War of 1812

• acquiring territory from Mexico in 1848

• annexing Hawaii and the Philippines

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

"As a result of the Mexican-American War, Mexico ceded territories such as California, Nevada and Arizona."

What does the word "ceded mean in the sentence?

• to add on

• to find gold

• to give up

• to migrate west

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which was NOT a danger faced by settlers on the wagon trains?

• dangerous weather conditions

• frequent British attacks

• sickness and diseases

• wild animal attacks

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which group of people were negatively impacted by Westward Expansion?

• Native Americans

• enslaved persons

• immigrants

• colonists

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which is an example of a primary source from Westward Expansion?

• Chapter 11 in the textbook

• a website dedicated to Westward Expansion

• a video about the Gold Rush

• a photograph of the Oregon Trail

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9