WorksheetsWestward Expansion Note Check
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of these reasons was NOT a justification to move westward for Americans? (Westward Expansion Notes in Notebook)
Farmland
Economic Opportunities
Manifest Destiny
Conquering of Alaska
Roughly, how long was the Oregon Trail? (Oregon Trail WS)
2,000 Miles
3,000 Miles
1,500 Miles
4,000 Miles
Which term justifies one of America's reasons for moving westward? (Westward Expansion Notes in Notebook)
Manifest Destiny
Judicial Review
When did Mexico create the official contract for Stephen Austin and his followers as stipulations for receiving a land grant? (Texas Drama Sketchnotes)
1831
1825
1830
1835
Who originally went to SPAIN to ask for land grants?(Texas Drama Sketchnotes)
Moses Austin
Stephen Austin
Which of these was NOT a reason Mexico invited Americans to Texas?(Texas Drama Sketchnotes)
Keep hostile Native Americans out
Develop Land
Little Mexican population in Texas
Spread their Protestant Religion
Which of these was NOT a reason Americans wanted to settle in Texas?(Texas Drama Sketchnotes)
Religious freedom
Cheap fertile land
Escape U.S. economic depression
All the good American land was taken
When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?(Texas Drama Sketchnotes)
1821
1824
1825
1826
When did TEXAS declare independence from Mexico? (Texas Drama Sketchnotes)
1821
1835
1836
1846
Which state did the U.S. annex in 1845? (Mexican-American War Map/Sketchnotes)
California
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
How much did Polk ORIGINALLY offer to buy California and New Mexico from Mexico?
20 Million
25 Million
30 Million
40 Million
True or False: The Texans won the Battle of the Alamo against the Mexican Army. (EdPuzzle)
False
True
When does the U.S. declare war on Mexico? (Mexican-American War Map/Sketchnotes)
1845
1846
1850
1855
Who declares war in America? (Mexican-American War Map/Sketchnotes)
President
Congress
How much did the U.S. buy California and New Mexico AFTER the war? (Mexican-American War Map/Sketchnotes)
30 Million
15 Million
Which of these was NOT in the 1825 contract with the American citizens moving to Texas? (Texas Drama Sketchnotes)
Become Catholic
Speak Spanish
Become a Mexican Citizen
Trade with the British to make $$ for Mexico
What caused the population of California to explode in the late 1840s and 1850s? (EdPuzzle)
Gold Rush
Beautiful Weather
Invention of Football
True or False: James K. Polk expanded the president's executive power. (EdPuzzle)
True
False
True or False: Andrew Jackson allowed Texas to join the union. (EdPuzzle)
True
False
Where did a majority of the settlers start while travelling on the Oregon Trail? (Oregon Trail WS)
Missouri
Indiana
Michigan
