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Unit 5 Review

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city marked the END of the Mormon Trail? Use the map if needed.

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Sacramento

c)

Salt Lake City

d)

Portland

2.

The first new territory aquired by the United States was called the (a)   .

3.

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

a)

Manifest destiny

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Great Awakening

d)

Louisiana Purchase

4.

The territory labeled as 6 on the map was called the (a)   .

5.
____________ was the general and dictator of Mexico during the Texas Revolution
a)
Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Stephen F. Austin
d)
Davy Crockett
6.
__________ started a colony in Texas with 300 families known as the Old Three Hundred
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Davy Crockett
c)
William Travis
d)
Stephen F. Austin
7.
How many years was Texas its own nation before joining the United States?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
8.
Who did Texas fight for its independence?
a)
France
b)
Mexico
c)
Spain
d)
Great Britain
9.
Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?
a)
He wanted to expand the US
b)
The land had good resources
c)
He needed room to build a mansion for his cats
d)
To get Shrek'd
10.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
11.
What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to
a)
Texas American war
b)
Mexican Revolu
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
Indian War
12.
What was the name of the land sale that moved the Mexican-American border to where it is today? 
a)
Gasden Purchase
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Jakku Purchase 
d)
Mexican Purchase
13.
Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?
a)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
The Annexation of Texas
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
The Joint Resolution
14.
Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
15.
Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
16.
Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Oregon
17.
Which of the following territories was owned by Spain and mexico before we owned it?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Louisiana
d)
Texas
18.
Which of the following territories was given to us by the British in 1846 which gave America its border at the 49th  parallel?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Louisiana
d)
Texas
19.

This President purchased the Louisiana Territory ---

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

James Monroe

20.

Which of the following did NOT help explore the Louisiana Territory --

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Meriweather Lewis

c)

William Clark

d)

Sacagawea

21.

This territory was divided between the Great Britain and United States

a)

Oregon

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Louisiana

22.

Which of the following is NOT a reason people moved West?

a)

Gold

b)

Land ownership

c)

Farming opportunities

d)

Freedom

e)

A stress-free, easy life

23.
Which list is places the territories into the order in which they were added to the US?
a)
California, Oregon, Florida, Texas, Louisiana
b)
Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Oregon, California
c)
Florida, Oregon, California, Louisiana, Texas
d)
Texas,Oregon, California, Florida, Louisiana
24.

Which territory became an independent republic before it was added to the US?

a)

Oregon

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

25.

Which is the Gadsden Purchase?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

26.

Which is the Mexican Cession?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

27.

Which is the Oregon Country?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

28.

Which is the Texas Annexation?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

29.

Gold brought many American settlers to live very near the Sioux. The gold was an example of a ____________ factor.

a)

pull

b)

push

30.
Why were many Americans moving out West?
a)
To be with their families 
b)
Better weather conditions
c)
Good, cheap farmland
31.
What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?
a)
Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
b)
Sickness or disease 
c)
Fighting with Native Americans 
d)
Bad weather or storms
32.

Many Americans in Texas wanted freedom from Mexico so they could

a)

get free land.

b)

keep their slaves.

c)

build homes at the Alamo.

d)

help the American Indians.

33.

Who were Lewis & Clark?

a)

Congressmen

b)

Childhood best friends

c)

French ambassadors

d)

Explorers

34.
Which of these led to the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
35.
Which of these were important to the survival of the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a)
Mountain men
b)
American Indians
c)
The US military
d)
Settlers traveling west
36.
Which of these was one legacy of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a)
They mapped a route to the Pacific.
b)
They established missions in new territories.
c)
They explored present day Colorado.
d)
They located a water route across the country.
37.
In the 1830s, what was California's main industry?
a)
fur trading
b)
ship building
c)
coal mining
d)
cattle ranching
38.
Who were the ancestors of the Californios?
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
British
d)
Canadians
39.
Which is another name for the mountain men?
a)
fur trappers
b)
cattle ranchers
c)
gold miners
d)
sheep shearers
40.
What was on legacy of the Californios?
a)
city names
b)
athletic events
c)
trading posts
d)
religious practices
41.
What was an important legacy of the early missionaries to Oregon?
a)
They found a cure for measles.
b)
They converted American Indians.
c)
They opened the west for settlers.
d)
They traveled to the Pacific Ocean.
42.
What did pioneer women achieve well before the women in the East?
a)
They joined the military.
b)
They had college educations.
c)
They voted in elections.
d)
They earned wages equal to those of men
43.
What did Biddy Mason achieve in the West?
a)
She owned and operated a gold mine.
b)
She legally won her freedom from slavery.
c)
She opened the first college for women.
d)
She was the first female Mormon preacher.
44.
Which of these was one effect of the California gold rush?
a)
California grew in size.
b)
California went to war with Mexico.
c)
California achieved statehood.
d)
California lost much of its population.
45.
What was one contribution of Chinese immigrants to the United States?
a)
mapmaking
b)
political systems
c)
sports traditions
d)
cultural diversity
46.
Why did Mormons move west to Utah?
a)
To escape poverty and debt.
b)
To convert American Indians to their religion.
c)
To settle on land provided by the government.
d)
To settle where they could freely practice their beliefs.
47.
Which of these was a challenge for many people who traveled to the West?
a)
The Great Plains
b)
The Pacific Ocean
c)
The Missouri River
d)
The Rocky Mountains
48.

People who went to California to look for gold

a)

Forty-Niner

b)

Rancho

c)

Immigrant

d)

Legacy

49.

How a person or group impacts future generations

a)

Forty-Niner

b)

Rancho

c)

Immigrant

d)

Legacy

50.

Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?

a)

Texas allowed slavery.

b)

Spain had a claim to Texas.

c)

Texas was too large to be a state.

d)

Mexico wanted too much money for Texas.

51.

Which future President invaded Florida?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John C. Fremont

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

52.

Which of these is a famous battle from the War of Texas Independence?

a)

The Alamo

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Battle of New Orleans

d)

Yorktown

53.

What was one hardship faced by Californios?

a)

They were often ruled by unskilled and dishonest leaders

b)

They lived very close to neighbors and felt crowded.

c)

Starvation was an ever-present danger.

d)

They suffered from cold and thirst.

54.

Why did mountain men move west?

a)

They traveled west looking for crops.

b)

They traveled west searching for shelter.

c)

They traveled west to establish missions.

d)

They traveled west in search of furs.

55.

Missionaries moved west in hopes of converting Native Americans to:

a)

Buddhism

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

56.

Mark all that are true. Pioneer women...

a)

Cooked, washed clothes, and cared for children

b)

Traveled up to 20 miles a day

c)

Searched for furs

d)

Won the right for women to vote in the west

57.

A legacy left by the Mormons is

a)

an increased population in California

b)

farming methods such as dams, canals, and irrigation ditches

c)

their routes became the California and Oregon Trails.

d)

trading posts became supply stations for settlers.

58.

True or false. Forty-Niners brought warfare and disease that killed many Native Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Why did the Chinese move to the west?

a)

They were searching for gold and riches.

b)

They wanted to escape persecution.

c)

They wanted to find husbands

d)

They wanted to establish churches.

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