WorksheetsUnit 7: Westward Expansion
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 34mins
The idea that the United States is destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent. All the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
(a)
Which point did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?
Which point did Great Britain cede to the United States in 1818?
Which point did the U.S. annex in 1845?
Which point did the U.S. acquire from Mexico in 1853 for $10 million?
Which point did the U.S. acquire as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848?
Which point did the United States acquire in 1819 after negotiations with Spain?
Which point on the map did the United States acquire from France in 1803 for $15 million dollars?
Place the following U.S. land acquisitions on the map
Oregon Treaty 1846
Mexican Cession 1848
Treaty of Paris 1783
Louisiana Purchase 1803
Adams-Onis Treaty 1819
Texas Annexation 1845
Motives for Westward Expansion
Spreading American culture and democracy
Religious Persecution (Mormons)
The Expansion of Slavery & Slave States
Territory disputes w/Britain
Territory disputes w/Mexico
An abundance of cheap land
Access to Asian Markets through Western ports
Rapid Population Growth (Overcrowding)
Economic Depressions in 1819 & 1837
Discovery of Gold at Sutter’s Mill (California)
What was one reason James K. Polk (Democrat) won the Election of 1844?
He was against removing Native Americans from their native lands.
He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.
He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.
He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.
Which event was one cause of the U.S.- Mexican War?
The United States banned slavery in territories acquired from Mexico.
The U.S. Congress debated statehood for New Mexico
U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought over disputed territory north of the Rio Grande
The United States acquired the Mexican Cession.
What was one effect of the U.S.- Mexican War?
The United States acquired the Gadsden Purchase
The United States acquired Florida
The United States acquired the Mexican Cession
The United States acquired the Oregon Territory
Which reason did the U.S. give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846?
To overturn a corrupt Mexican government
To defend U.S territory against Mexican agression
To end a Mexican slave rebellion
To respond to attacks on U.S. merchant ships by Mexican pirates
Select TWO of the following that were causes of the U.S. Mexican War
U.S. Annexation of Texas in 1845
To end a Mexican slave rebellion
Territorial dispute with Mexico
To overturn a corrupt Mexican Government
To enforce the Monroe Doctrine
Match the following land acquisition with the correct date
Louisiana Purchase
1803
Adams-Onis Treaty
1819
Annexation of Texas
1845
Oregon Treaty
1846
Mexican Cession
1848
Important Port City located on the Pacific Coast
(a)
Match the following region of the United States with the correct economic activity
Large scale manufacturing & trade
North
Plantations centered around Cash Crops & Slave Labor
South
Farming, Mining Minerals, and Cattle Ranching
West
Through the Louisiana Purchase (1803) the U.S. gained access to the (a) River and the port of (b) . The Louisiana Purchase also (c) the size of the U.S. land mass.
Put the following U.S. land acquisitions in chronological order (by date)
Louisiana Purchase
Adams-Onis Treaty
Annexation of Texas
Oregon Treaty
Mexican Cession
Why was Texas not immediately annexed into the United States once it won it's independence from Mexico?
Texas wanted to remain its own country
Texas would enter the Union as a free state and upset the non-slave/slave state balance in Congress
Texas would enter the Union as a slave state and upset the non-slave/slave state balance in Congress
Mexico regained the Texas territory
Under the (a) California would be admitted to the Union as a (b) state.
How did the Mormons deal with facing religious discrimination in New York and Illinois?
Took their complaints to the Supreme Court
Moved to Indepedence, Missouri
Moved to Mexico and became Mexico citizens
Moved West and founded Salt Lake City, Utah
In 1853 the U.S. made the (a) for (b) . They purchased this land from Mexico to build a (c) going through the Southern part of the United States. This would help citizens move West and settle in lands recently acquired by (d) .
Which TWO land acquisitions did the U.S acquire from Mexico?
Annexation of Texas 1845
Louisiana Purchase 1803
The Gadsden Purchase 1853
The Oregon Treaty 1846
The Mexican Cession 1848
Choose THREE of the following U.S. land acquisitions that were former Spanish territories
Adams-Onis Treaty 1819 (Florida)
Louisiana Purchase 1803
Annexation of Texas 1845 (Texas)
Mexican Cession 1848 (California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah)
Oregon Territory 1846 (Washington & Oregon)
Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Pairs
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of 1818
This image is from what era in U.S. History?
Reform
Industrialization
Westward Expansion
Civil War
What event occurred in 1848 causing thousands of individuals to migrate (move) to California?
(a)
This individual was the Presidential Candidate for the Democratic Party in 1844, and ran on the platform of achieving "Manifest Destiny".
(a)
