Ch. 12 & Ch. 13 Westward Expansion Test

Which belief contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• Americans believed the land east of the Mississippi River was not good for farming.

• Americans believed it was their right and duty to move west and occupy the entire width of the continent.

• Americans believed American Indian people in the west were more peaceful than American Indian people in the east.

• Americans believed they would be safer if they moved west because that would put more distance between them and powerful countries.

Which text correctly completes the graphic organizer?

• Obstacles on the Oregon Trail

• Motivations for Westward Expansion

• Reasons for U.S. Territorial Expansion

• Goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

This map shows U.S. territorial acquisitions over time. Which area did the United States purchase from France in 1803?

• Area A

• Area B

• Area C

• Area D

This map shows U.S. territorial acquisitions over time. Which area did the United States receive from Mexico as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Area A

• Area B

• Area C

• Area D

This map shows U.S. territorial acquisitions over time. Which area did the United States receive from Spain through a treaty in 1819?

• Area A

• Area B

• Area C

• Area D

Which example demonstrates United States citizens overcoming a physical barrier?

• Prospectors hurried to California to try to get rich during the Gold Rush

• Pioneers crossed the Rocky Mountains on their way to the Oregon Territory

• American Indian people lived in teepees they could take with them as they followed herds of buffalo

• Colonists in the South built an economy focused on agriculture because of the region's climate and soil

What event contributed most to the change shown in the table?

• completion of the Erie Canal

• invention of the steam engine

• the discovery of gold in Califonia

• completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

Why was the Louisiana Purchase a significant event in U.S. history?

• It nearly bankrupted the U.S.

• It doubled the size of the U.S.

• It ended westward expansion in the U.S.

• It started a war between the U.S. and France.

Which territory is described by the text in the box?

• California Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Texas

What was the greatest impact of westward expansion on American Indian people?

• American Indian people assimilated into U.S. society.

• American Indian people were allowed to keep their land.

• American Indian people were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River.

• American Indian people moved east as the rest of the population moved west.