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Westward Expansion-Acquiring the land that becomes the U.S.A

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
a)
The Great Expansion
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Oregon Fever
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
2.

Which of the following was NOT a country that claimed land in the West?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

e)

China

3.

Which land was purchased from France for $15 million?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

Louisiana

4.

Which land was purchased from Spain for $5 million?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

Louisiana

5.

Which land was claimed by both the United States and Britain?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Florida Purchase

d)

Louisiana Territory

6.

Which of the following doubled the U.S. land?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Texas Annexation

c)

Florida Purchase

d)

Louisiana Purchase

7.

Which land purchase is represented by the #12?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Florida Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Texas Annexation

e)

Oregon Territory

8.

Which land purchase is represented by the #11?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Florida Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Texas Annexation

e)

Oregon Territory

9.

Which land purchase is represented by the #8?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Florida Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Texas Annexation

e)

Oregon Territory

10.

Which land purchase is represented by the #9?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Florida Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Texas Annexation

e)

Oregon Territory

11.

Which land purchase is represented by the #7?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Florida Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Texas Annexation

e)

Oregon Territory

12.

Why didn't the U.S. let Texas become an American state for so long?

a)

It would have upset the balance between slave and free states.

b)

They didn't want to upset the Mexican government by taking land.

c)

Cotton planters didn't want to follow all of the American laws.

d)

Mexico said they would attack America if they let Texas become an American state.