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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Commander of the Texan Army?

a)

James Polk

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Sam Houston

d)

James Reed

2.

What do you call fur trappers who blazed the trails west?

a)

Land Speculators

b)

Mountain Men

c)

Californios

d)

Trend Setters

3.

Clear/obvious destiny to expand west - expansion was good and bound to happen.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Annex

c)

Freedom

d)

Annexation of Texas

4.

Texas called itself this before they were annexed by the United States.

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Republic of Mexico

c)

Texas

d)

Lone Star Republic

5.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the treaty signed after the war with Mexico

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What was a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Protect 80000 Mexicans in Texas and Mexican Cession

b)

Paid $25 for Gadsden Purchase and Mexican Cession

c)

Mexico recognized Texas as part of the us

d)

All options.

7.

Trail that started in Independence, Missouri and ended in Oregon.

a)

California Trail

b)

Santa Fe Trail

c)

Oregon Trail

d)

New Mexico Trail

8.

Leader of the Mexican Army __________

a)

Santa Anna

b)

James Polk

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Steve Austin

9.

Annex means to accept into statehood

a)

True

b)

False

10.

People who bought large pieces of land, broke it up into smaller pieces and sold it to farmers to make HUGE profits.

a)

Annexation

b)

Land Speculators

c)

Mountain Men

d)

Santa Anna

11.

US purchased this small strip of land for $10 million dollars (part of New Mexico and Arizona)

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Battle of San Jacinto

d)

Battle of the Alamo

12.

US purchased California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming for $15 million.

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Texas

13.

Trail began in Independence, Missouri, ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Focused on markets between Americans & Mexicans.

a)

Santa Fe Trail

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Old Spanish Trail

14.

President known for saying "Fifty-four forty or fight!" when trying to get all of Oregon Territory from England.

a)

Santa Anna

b)

James Polk

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Andrew Jackson

15.

Battle cry of the Alamo was "Remember the Alamo!"

a)

True

b)

False

16.

189 Texans fought the Mexican Army, Texans hide in the Alamo & fought for 13 days - Mexican Army killed all 189 Texans

a)

Battle of the Alamo

b)

Battle of San Jacinto

c)

Mexico

d)

Gadsden Purchase

17.

Which of these were difficulties of the Oregon Trail...

a)

Extreme heat/cold and Native American attacks

b)

Accidents (crushed by wagon....)

c)

Food shortages and disease

d)

All of these.

18.

Spanish people who lived in California and were removed from their property were called________.

a)

Mountain Men

b)

Explorers

c)

Californios

d)

Spanish

19.

Over 250,000 people went to California for gold, changed CA permanently & became a state (nation in turmoil over slavery) (sometimes nicknamed the 49ers).

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gold Rush

c)

Oklahoma Land Rush

d)

Battle of the Alamo

20.

Sam Houston and his volunteer army went to battle with Santa Anna's Mexican Army and won ____________

a)

Battle of the Alamo

b)

Battle of San Jacinto

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Bear Flag Republic

21.

The U.S. agreed to divide the Oregon Territory with _______.

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

22.

The Alamo was a _______ before it was involved in the now famous battle with the Mexican Army.

a)

Catholic Church

b)

Spanish Mission

c)

Mexico's Capital

d)

A trading outpost

23.

Which issue continued to cause division between the North and South during this time?

a)

High Tarrifs

b)

Labor Rights

c)

Child Labor Laws

d)

Slavery

24.

The parallel 54'40' line was the boundary of __________.

a)

The Oregon Country

b)

Arizona

c)

Mexico

d)

Louisiana Purchase

25.

The belief that expansion was not only good but bound to happen (U.S. should extend from sea to shining sea.)

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Annexation

d)

Mexican Cession

26.
Which was NOT a reason settlers moved west?
a)
fresh start 
b)
better life 
c)
land ownership 
d)
government forced them 
27.
Manifest Destiny was an idea that America should own all land east to west.  Which statement summarizes this idea? 
a)
Louisiana Purchase was the only part to this idea 
b)
U.S. peacefully got all land they wanted 
c)
People did not have the power to get new land 
d)
U.S. felt it was their right to buy, take, fight for, or compormise to get all the land they wanted 
28.

Who would consider Manifest Destiny (America's expansion) would be seen as positive by what TWO groups?

a)

Railroad companies

b)

Native Americans

c)

gold seekers

d)

Mexico

29.

Which statement bests represents the United States’ view on land acquisition (getting land) in

the 1800’s?

a)

America’s attitude toward completing Manifest Destiny was to get all land they wanted through any means needed

b)

America was not willing to get into wars or battles attempting to gain land

c)

America thought that all nations had the right to keep the land they controlled

d)

America was ready to fight to ensure the Native Americans kept a fair share of the western land

30.
 Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war between the United States and Mexico?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adam-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Washington
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
31.
In 1830, before the annexation of Texas, Texas was a part of _________.
a)
Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
United States
32.

In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

a)

a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory

b)

issues arising over the boundaries of Texas (border dispute)

c)

the discovery of gold in California

d)

the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

33.

Which U.S. President was elected for his Manifest Destiny beliefs?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Martin Van Buren

c)

James K. Polk

d)

John Tyler

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