WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
To gain (generally land)
Acquire
Cede
Annex
Ordinance
It was acquired through the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the US-Mexico War
Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
Gadsden Purchase
Florida
Which territory is this
Oregon Territory
Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
Florida
Which territory is this?
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Oregon Territory
Florida
Which territory is this?
Florida
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Which territory is this?
Texas
Mexican Cession
Oregon Territory
Florida
Which territory is this?
Florida
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Which territory is this?
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession
Florida
Texas
A law
Cede
Annex
Ordinance
Acquire
It was negotiated in a treaty from Spain
Florida
Texas
Oregon Territory
Mexican Cession
The Northwest Ordinance did all of the following except
Established pattern of orderly growth in the US
Banned slavery in the NW territory
Allow for states to be ceded to other countries
Allow for states to apply for statehood once 60,000 people were in the area
It was acquired by treaty after conflict with Great Britain
Oregon Territory
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Florida
It doubled the size of the US and led to immediate exploration and settlement of the West.
Texas
Florida
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Texas' annexation led to
The Transcontinental Railroad being built
The Mexican American War
The expansion of the lumber business
The War of 1812
All of the following were causes of the Mexican American War except
Border disputes (Rio Grande v. Nueces)
US annexation of Texas
US desire to fulfill Manifest Destiny
Mexican support of the British in the Revolutionary War
The Mexican American War officially began after
Mexican blood was shed upon Mexican soil
Napoleon sold the Louisiana Purchase
American blood was shed upon American soil
The US signed the Adams Onis Treaty
Which immigrant group was essential for filling jobs in Northern factories?
Chinese
British
Irish
Mormons
Which territory cost $10 million?
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession
Oregon Territory
Texas Annexation
To add onto
Acquire
Cede
Ordinance
Annex
The belief that it was America's "god given right" to expand Westward was a ________ cause for Manifest Destiny
Political
Economic
Geographic
Social
Finding Gold was a ________ cause for Manifest Destiny
Political/Social
Economic/Geographic
Political/Geographic
Economic/Social
Many Americans were against the annexation of Texas because of the issue of
Religion
Isolationism
Education
Slavery
The term "Manifest Destiny" is often attributed (connected) to
John O'Sullivan
Andrew Jackson
Fredrick Jackson Turner
Martin Van Buren
To give up
Cede
Annex
Acquire
Ordinance
Good land for growing cash crops was a ________ cause for Manifest Destiny
Political/Geographic
Political/Social
Economic/Social
Economic/Geographic
Laws outlining the governing of new states in the Northern US, banning slavery, and describing how to become a state were set up through the
Louisiana Territory
Manifest Destiny
Northwest Ordinance
Articles of Confederation
Which treaty ended the Mexican American war?
Adams Onis
Treaty of Paris
Velasco
Guadalupe Hidalgo
American expansion to the Pacific Ocean is natural and the US has a duty to spread democracy/civilization is considered
Manifest Destiny
Jacksonian democracy
Mercantilism
Transcendentalism
Which territory was gained through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
Florida
Which territory cost $15 million?
Oregon Territory
Florida
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Which immigrant group was escaping a potato famine?
British
Irish
German
Chinese
Which president strongly supported Manifest Destiny to assert US power by gaining new territories?
Jackson
Van Buren
Polk
Washington
Which immigrant group was essential for the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
Chinese
Irish
Germans
Mormons
Mexico believed the border should be the _____ river, while the US believed the _______ should be the border
Rio Grande, Nueces
Red, Sabine
Nueces, Rio Grande
Sabine, Columbia
Which states were added to the US following the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Arkansas
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada
Florida, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Alabama
California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Utah
The Treaty of _______ resulted in Mexico ceding 55% of its territory and the Rio Grande being made the official border.
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Velasco
Paris
Louisiana
Which group migrated to Utah to escape religious persecution?
Chinese
Irish
Mormons
Germans
The following art depicting (showing) bird life is by
Thomas Cole
James Audubon
John O'Sullivan
James Polk
Which immigrant group primarily settled in California?
Irish
German
Mormons
Chinese
Which technological innovation helped the US travel long distances quickly across the US?
Canals
Telegraph
Railroads
Cars
