WorksheetsWestward Expansion 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 43mins
The artwork displayed above best reflects American society during-
the Age of Jackson
Westward Expansion/ Manifest Destiny
the Second Great Awakening
Sectionalism
How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?
It gave the United States a policy to follow for admitting new states as it grew.
It established laws prohibiting European countries from colonizing North America.
It set up transportation systems designed to connect western states to the northeast.
It helped create treaties with Natives to relocate them west of the Mississippi River.
How did Chinese immigrants contribute to American society?
removing resources from the land in California
securing dangerous streets in the Northeast
setting up farms in the Great Plains
creating new innovations in the South using cotton
Which group worked in California (searching for gold) and also helped build the Transcontinental Railroad?
Italian
Japanese
Irish
Chinese
What was the main reason the Chinese came to the U.S.?
To help build the railroad
To setup small farms
In search for gold
To setup factories
What group was harassed for their religion and eventually left their homes for Utah?
Irish
Chinese
German
Mormon
What is the overall theme of this image?
Businesses can make money by hunting.
Americans progress changes the frontier.
Technology like the railroad will make the environment better.
Americans are self-sufficient.
-Population growing
-Economic downturn
-Idea of cheap land
-Trade with foreign countries
Which title completes the list above?
States' Rights
Free Enterprise
Manifest Destiny
Kansas-Nebraska Act
California & Florida were both formerly part of which country?
Spain
England
France
United States
"The acquisition of Oregon and annexation of Texas are good measures for the United States." -Democrat
This excerpt shows that Democrats supported what?
using federal money for transportation in the west
Socialism as a justification for expansion
instituting Manifest Destiny as an official policy of the U.S.
Stopping the growth of slavery into new parts of the U.S.
Which of these choices below was a goal shared by supporters of Manifest Destiny?
Stopping slavery in the U.S.
Occupying all of the land in the U.S.
Pulling out of foreign affairs
Going back to an agriculture based economy (agrarian)
-Mexico acknowledges Texas as belonging to the U.S.
-Rio Grande is recognized as the border between Texas & Mexico
-Mexico gives up territory that is now present day states
Which treaty is being described?
Treaty of Paris
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which area above did the U.S. obtain after making a treaty with Great Britain in 1846?
A
B
E
D
Which of the areas above did the U.S. obtain from Spain in 1819?
7
6
5
4
What was the main reason for the Mexican-American war?
Indian Removal Act
Battle of the Alamo
Border Dispute in Texas
American anti-slavery society was created
