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WorksheetsSTAAR REVIEW: WESTWARD EXPANSION
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
When was the Louisiana Purchase?
1787
1803
1812
1860
Which European country gave the United States Florida after making a deal in 1819?
France
Spain
England
Germany
The Treaty of Paris 1783 recognized which geographical feature as the United States border?
The Mississippi River
The Pacific Ocean
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
Which of these territories is located by the Atlantic Ocean?
The Louisiana Territory
The Treaty of Paris
The Red River Valley
The original 13 colonies
This list describes --
economic motives for Manifest Destiny
reasons for issuing the Monroe Doctrine
reasons for the Gadsden Purchase
economic motives for the Northwest Ordinance
Which immigrant group migrated to California to find gold?
Irish
German
French
Chinese
Identify a major political reason for Manifest Destiny.
religious persecution
expanding the country from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
for adventure
abolishing slavery throughout the United States
Identify a major social reason for Manifest Destiny.
America was experiencing a rapid population growth.
to withdraw from foreign affairs
to spread states' rights
to prohibit the spread of slavery
In 1846, U.S. and Great Britain made a compromise that allowed the acquisition of this U.S. territory
1
2
3
4
Which reason did the U.S. give for declaring war on Mexico?
to overturn a corrupt Mexican government
to defend U.S territory from Mexican aggression
to end a Mexican slave rebellion
to respond to attacks from U.S. merchant ships by Mexican pirates
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
slaveholding states
bordered by the Pacific
formerly part of Mexico
dependent of heavy industry
The United States purchased this territory from Mexico in order to build a southern railroad.
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Florida
