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WorksheetsUnit 6 Westward Expansion Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which is true about the trip on the OREGON trail? Choose ALL that apply.
It was a long and difficult journey.
Many people got sick or died along the way.
Settlers were leaving the life they knew in the US. for unknown opportunities.
Settlers managed to follow the trail fairly easily.
Which was NOT a state in the Mexican Cession?
Texas
California
Utah
Nevada
What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?
The Adams-Onis Treaty
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Paris
The NATO Treaty
One cause for the war between the United States and Mexico was:
the California border
issue of slavery in Texas
southern border of Texas
impressment of American sailors
To add on land or a territory as done to Texas
Annex
Frontier
Charter
Prospect
The phrase manifest destiny refers to the belief that?
The US should be 2 separate nations
The US should abolish slavery
The US should expand across the entire continent
The US should trade with Mexico and Canada
What event caused people from all over to travel to California in 1849?
the discovery of new territory
the discovery of gold
rumors of the fountain of youth
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 was the most popular trail that led settlers west?
The Santa Fe Trail
The Mormon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Which of the following was a result of the war with Mexico?
The United States gained Texas
The United States gained the Mexican Cession
The United States and Mexico became permanent allies
The United States abolished slavery in Mexico.
What became the divide between Mexico and Texas?
The Missouri River
The Mississippi River
The Rio Grande River
What happened at the Alamo?
Texans surrendered to the Mexican army.
A small group of Texans defended the mission against Mexican soldiers.
A large group of Texan soldiers defeated the Mexican army.
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
Name of the land we gained after the Mexican American War
13 colonies
Treaty of Paris
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
What was NOT a condition set by Mexico for US settlers in Texas?
Convert to Catholicism
Outlawed Trade
Become a Mexican Citizen
Slavery banned
Belief that it was the fate of American to spread democracy from coast to coast.
Annexation
Representative Democracy
Westward Expansion
Manifest Destiny
Annexation = ?
a route from east to west
the idea that the U.S. was destined to own all of North America
the act of adding new territory to existing territory
Which of the following groups went west? Select all that apply.
49ers
Mormons
Exodusters
Native Americans
What conflicts did Texas still have with Mexico after winning their independence? Select all that apply.
Mexico was still forcing them to become citizens
Mexico still claimed the southern border of Texas as their own
Mexico refused to accept Texan independence
Mexico was still allowing white settlers within its borders
What happened as a result of westward expansion? Select all that apply.
People became rich
Native Americans were moved out of their homelands
The west became more populated
Conflicts broke out between populated cities and villages
What was the purpose of the government creating the Homestead Act of 1848?
To encourage more people to move west
To give extra land away
To clear animals from the wild west
To build the Transcontinental Railroad
