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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name

Class

Date

The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

Doubled

Tripled

Made Smaller

Quadrupled

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

1900s

1800s

1600s

1780s

"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --

Manifest Destiny

Globalization

Eastern Expansion

Great Migration

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

Manifest destiny

Monroe Doctrine

Great Awakening

Louisiana Purchase

Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

Spain

France

Great Britain

Mexico

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

They all brought about a war with Spain.

They all increased the territory of the United States.

They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.

They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.

What territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States?

Florida Cession

Mexican Cession

Louisiana Purchase

Oregon Treaty

What states were part of the Mexican Cession?

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania

Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi

Oregon, Washington, Idaho

California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

Name river number 3 _{(click here to see the map)}

Colorado River

Ohio River

Rio Grande

Mississippi River

10.

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.

Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.

Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

11.

Name the piece of Land.

Texas Annexation

Mexican Cession

Louisiana Purchase

Florida Cession

12.

Name the piece of land.

Mexican Cession

Northwest Territory

Trans-Appalachian West

Oregon Country

13.

Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?

Divine Nature

Survival of the Fittest

Universal Expansion

Manifest Destiny

14.

What does the word Cession mean?

to allow other countries to take control of your government

the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state

placing the interests of one region over the interests of the nation as a whole

15.

What does Annexation mean?

Placing the interests of one region over the interests of the nation as a whole

the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state

To get or acquire new lands

16.

What does sectionalism mean?

Placing the interests of one region over the interests of the nation as a whole

a treaty signed with France in 1803 by which the U.S. purchased for $15,000,000 the land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico

The movement in American history were the country grew westward after the American Revolution.

the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state.

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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

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