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Westward Expansion Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Territory was added in 1803 and doubled the United States in size...

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Gadsden Purchase

2.

This treaty ended the war with Mexico; U.S. acquired the Mexican Cession for $15 million

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe River

c)

Treaty of Paris

3.

Idea that America had the right to all the land between the east and west coasts

a)

Manifest Destitute

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Manifest Destiny

4.

Cession is ...

a)

idea that America had the right to all the land between the east and west coasts

b)

the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory

c)

the formal giving up in fights

5.

land was used for a Trans-Continental Railroad; this purchase completed the present day borders of the continental U.S

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Oregon Country

6.

Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Territory in this year.

a)

1803

b)

1804

c)

1802

7.

Spain gave Florida to the U.S. in this treaty

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848

b)

Gadsden Purchase 1853

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty 1819

8.

America proved it could defend itself during this war.

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

War of 1812

c)

American Revolution

9.

Problems that cause people to move (famine, war, poverty, persecution)

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

c)

least common factor

10.

Attractions that draw people to a place (jobs, rights, opportunity)

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

c)

fear factor