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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?Manifest destinyMonroe DoctrineGreat AwakeningLouisiana Purchase - 2. Multiple ChoiceWho did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?SpainFranceGreat BritainMexico
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?They all brought about a war with Spain.They all increased the territory of the United States.They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States?Florida CessionMexican CessionLouisiana PurchaseOregon Treaty
- 5. Multiple ChoiceTexans fought for independence against what country?United StatesMexicoFranceGreat Britain
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho were the Mormons?1848 when gold was found in Californianame given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day SaintsMexican Generalcreated by Congress in 1848 as an area that included present day Oregon
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order toobey the Book of Mormonprosper in the fur tradeseek out religious freedomgold
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was the Louisiana Purchase?1763180318461776
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich ocean did Lewis and Clark reach on their expedition?Pacific OceanAtlantic OceanIndian OceanArctic Ocean
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?Indian Removal ActCivilization ActManifest Destiny ActIndian Territory Act
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat territory first allowed the United States to reach the Pacific Ocean?Texas AnnexationOregon TreayLouisiana PurchaseGadsden Purchase
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow did we acquire area 4?Negotiation with BritainConquestFlorida CessionMexican Cession
- 13. Multiple ChoicePresident Jackson refused to annex Texas at first because doing so would haveupset the balance between free and slave states.admitted to the British that western expansion had ended.gone against the wishes of Congress.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat states were part of the Mexican Cession?Massachusetts, Rhode Island, PennsylvaniaLouisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, MississippiOregon, Washington, IdahoCalifornia, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
- 15. Multiple ChoiceResults of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?Treaty of ParisAdams-Onis TreatyTreaty of JeffersonTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich area on the map was annexed by the United States in 1845?5164
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOregon Traila route used during the US migration westwarda person who went to California for the gold rusha giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to anothera government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
- 18. Multiple ChoiceName river number 3 (click here to see the map)Colorado RiverOhio RiverRio GrandeMississippi River
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and 1852Gold was foundFresh water was foundWar with Native-Americansfarmers moved there to grow their crops
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did the most miners rush to California?1848184918521853
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