WorksheetsWestward Expansion Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
German immigrant who started the American Fur Company?
John Fremont
Jedidiah Smith
John Jacob Astor
Joseph Smith
To add on land or a territory as done to Texas
Annex
Frontier
Charter
Prospect
Mormon leader who settled in Utah
Sam Houston
Brigham Young
General Utah
James K Polk
Led the attack on Santa Anna at San Jacinto
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
Stephen Kearny
Joseph Smith
Yearly meeting for fur trappers and traders
Manifest Destiny
rendevouz
prospect
Boom Town
Belief that it was the fate of American to spread democracy from coast to coast.
Annexation
Representative Democracy
Westward Expansion
Manifest Destiny
Name for the fur trappers of the west
Vigilantes
Mountain Men
Great Plains Hunters
Rendevouz
Which immigrant group migrated to California to find gold?
Irish
German
French
Chinese
Which U.S. President was elected for his Manifest Destiny beliefs?
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
James K. Polk
John Tyler
What type of transportation made it faster and easier to get out West during the 1800s?
Steam locomotive
Canoe
Airplane
Car
The Oregon and Santa Fe Trail began in...
Atlanta, Georgia
San Francisco, California
Independence, Missouri
Portland, Oregon
What was NOT a condition set by Mexico for US settlers in Texas?
Convert to Catholicism
Outlawed Trade
Become a Mexican Citizen
Slavery banned
Why was the Alamo important?
It became a motivator for Texas Independence after the death of famous Americans such as Davy Crockett there
It became a motivator for Texas Independence after the death of famous Americans such as Sam Houston there
It was the first major American victory in the Mexican-American War
It ended the revolt for Texan Independence
Which state was a part of the Mexican Cession after the Mexican-American War?
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Oregon
Why was there less support for the Mexican American war in the North?
Northern industry was still struggling to compete
The north was more focused on invading Canada
More southern land would lead to more slave states
They felt the United States were unprepared for battle
What was the Gadsden Purchase?
Mexico Purchased part of California back from the US
The US paid 10 million dollars for parts of Arizona and New Mexico
The US paid 15 million dollars for parts of Arizona and New Mexico
The US paid 12 million dollars for Texas
What is NOT true when Spain owned Mexico
They were only able to trade with Spain
They forced Native Americans to work on missions where many died
They forced many Native Americans to learn Catholicism
Mexico was able to trade with the United States
What was NOT true of the California Gold rush?
Led to vigilantes acting as law enforcers
Was comprised of mostly families from the northeast
Only about 1 percent struck it rich
Miners opposed slavery
What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?
The Adams-Onis Treaty
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Paris
The NATO Treaty
