WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Manifest destiny means
a)
U.S. should expand to the Pacific
b)
Indians have an equal claim to land
c)
slavery should be allowed to spread
d)
no more colonies allowed
2.
Missionaries were religious groups that settled in
a)
Texas
b)
California
c)
Oregon
d)
Florida
3.
Adventurous trappers who lived off the land and settled in the West were
a)
Forty-niners
b)
Mountain men
c)
Missionaries
4.
The U.S. gained Oregon by treaty with
a)
Britain
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Mexico
5.
Stephen Austin was the first settler in
a)
Oregon
b)
Texas
c)
Florida
6.
Americans moved to Texas to
a)
learn a new form of government
b)
grow cotton
c)
build schools
d)
create the factory system
7.
The famous battle cry from the War for Texas Independence was
a)
Don't give up the ship!
b)
Give me liberty or give me death!
c)
Remember the Alamo!
8.
Annex means
a)
to add
b)
to give up
c)
to owe money
d)
to veto
9.
A cause of the Texan War for Independence was a border dispute between
a)
Rio Grande and Nueces River
b)
New York and Canada
c)
North and South Carolina
d)
Mississippi and Ohio River
10.
Which group was MOST opposed to the Mexican War?
a)
Northerners
b)
Southerners
11.
The land in this photo was given to the U.S. after the
a)
American Revolution
b)
French and Indian War
c)
Louisiana War
d)
Mexican War
12.
Which of the following best explains an increase in California's population in 1849?
a)
It was cheap to move there
b)
Gold was found there
c)
Factories provided many jobs
d)
Native American land was returned to them
13.
This area completed America's quest for manifest destiny in 1853. It was purchased from Mexico for $10 million
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Louisiana Territory
c)
Spanish Cession
d)
Oregon Territory
14.
This area was annexed after being independent country for 10 years. Sam Houston was the first president.
a)
Texas
b)
Oregon
Florida
Florida
c)
Louisiana
Oregon
Oregon
15.
One of the reasons why Texas wanted to be annexed as part of the U.S. was because
a)
Texas was in debt
b)
Florida
c)
Texas had no military
Oregon
Oregon
16.
This land, purchased from France, doubled the size of the U.S.
a)
Louisiana Territory
b)
Oregon Country
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
British Cession
17.
This territory included the present-day state of Florida.
a)
British Cession
b)
Spanish Cession
c)
Oregon Territory
18.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
a)
Ended the American Revolution
b)
Called for the purchase of land from France
c)
ended the Mexican War
19.
Mountain men and missionaries were among the first settlers in this territory.
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Mexico
20.
All of the following were problems people faced on the journey west EXCEPT
a)
bad weather
b)
extreme wealth
c)
wagon difficulties
d)
sickness
21.
Cede means
a)
to give up
b)
to add
c)
to veto
d)
to cancel
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