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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To gain (generally land)

a)

Acquire

b)

Cede

c)

Annex

d)

Ordinance

2.

It was acquired through the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the US-Mexico War

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Texas Annexation

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Florida

3.

Which territory is this

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Florida

4.

Which territory is this?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Florida

5.

Which territory is this?

a)

Florida

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Louisiana Purchase

6.

Which territory is this?

a)

Texas

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Florida

7.

Which territory is this?

a)

Florida

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Purchase

8.

Which territory is this?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Florida

d)

Texas

9.

A law

a)

Cede

b)

Annex

c)

Ordinance

d)

Acquire

10.

It was negotiated in a treaty from Spain

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Mexican Cession

11.

The Northwest Ordinance did all of the following except

a)

Established pattern of orderly growth in the US

b)

Banned slavery in the NW territory

c)

Allow for states to be ceded to other countries

d)

Allow for states to apply for statehood once 60,000 people were in the area

12.

It was acquired by treaty after conflict with Great Britain

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Florida

13.

It doubled the size of the US and led to immediate exploration and settlement of the West.

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Louisiana Purchase

14.

Texas' annexation led to

a)

The Transcontinental Railroad being built

b)

The Mexican American War

c)

The expansion of the lumber business

d)

The War of 1812

15.

All of the following were causes of the Mexican American War except

a)

Border disputes (Rio Grande v. Nueces)

b)

US annexation of Texas

c)

US desire to fulfill Manifest Destiny

d)

Mexican support of the British in the Revolutionary War

16.

The Mexican American War officially began after

a)

Mexican blood was shed upon Mexican soil

b)

Napoleon sold the Louisiana Purchase

c)

American blood was shed upon American soil

d)

The US signed the Adams Onis Treaty

17.

Which immigrant group was essential for filling jobs in Northern factories?

a)

Chinese

b)

British

c)

Irish

d)

Mormons

18.

Which territory cost $10 million?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Texas Annexation

19.

To add onto

a)

Acquire

b)

Cede

c)

Ordinance

d)

Annex

20.

The belief that it was America's "god given right" to expand Westward was a ________ cause for Manifest Destiny

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

21.

Finding Gold was a ________ cause for Manifest Destiny

a)

Political/Social

b)

Economic/Geographic

c)

Political/Geographic

d)

Economic/Social

22.

Many Americans were against the annexation of Texas because of the issue of

a)

Religion

b)

Isolationism

c)

Education

d)

Slavery

23.

The term "Manifest Destiny" is often attributed (connected) to

a)

John O'Sullivan

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Fredrick Jackson Turner

d)

Martin Van Buren

24.

To give up

a)

Cede

b)

Annex

c)

Acquire

d)

Ordinance

25.

Good land for growing cash crops was a ________ cause for Manifest Destiny

a)

Political/Geographic

b)

Political/Social

c)

Economic/Social

d)

Economic/Geographic

26.

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

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

Articles of Confederation

27.

Which treaty ended the Mexican American war?

a)

Adams Onis

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Velasco

d)

Guadalupe Hidalgo

28.

American expansion to the Pacific Ocean is natural and the US has a duty to spread democracy/civilization is considered

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Jacksonian democracy

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Transcendentalism

29.

Which territory was gained through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Florida

30.

Which territory cost $15 million?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Florida

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Purchase

31.

Which immigrant group was escaping a potato famine?

a)

British

b)

Irish

c)

German

d)

Chinese

32.

Which president strongly supported Manifest Destiny to assert US power by gaining new territories?

a)

Jackson

b)

Van Buren

c)

Polk

d)

Washington

33.

Which immigrant group was essential for the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

a)

Chinese

b)

Irish

c)

Germans

d)

Mormons

34.

Mexico believed the border should be the _____ river, while the US believed the _______ should be the border

a)

Rio Grande, Nueces

b)

Red, Sabine

c)

Nueces, Rio Grande

d)

Sabine, Columbia

35.

Which states were added to the US following the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

a)

Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Arkansas

b)

Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada

c)

Florida, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Alabama

d)

California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Utah

36.

The Treaty of _______ resulted in Mexico ceding 55% of its territory and the Rio Grande being made the official border.

a)

Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Velasco

c)

Paris

d)

Louisiana

37.

Which group migrated to Utah to escape religious persecution?

a)

Chinese

b)

Irish

c)

Mormons

d)

Germans

38.

The following art depicting (showing) bird life is by

a)

Thomas Cole

b)

James Audubon

c)

John O'Sullivan

d)

James Polk

39.

Which immigrant group primarily settled in California?

a)

Irish

b)

German

c)

Mormons

d)

Chinese

40.

Which technological innovation helped the US travel long distances quickly across the US?

a)

Canals

b)

Telegraph

c)

Railroads

d)

Cars