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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn 1803, which of the following doubled the size of the United States?Oregon TerritoryLouisiana PurchaseGadsden PurchaseTexas Annexation
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe belief that the United States had a right to expand its borders and claim new lands is known as what?Trail of TearsManifest DestinyDiscriminationIndustrial Revolution
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is the most likely reason a person would NOT agree with the idea of Manifest Destiny?He does not believe the white settlers had the right to push the American Indians off their land.He believes the American Indians would be better off on a reservation.He believes the white settlers had the right to own as much land as possible.He does not believe France really sold the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson.
- 4. Multiple Choice____________________ is a person who settles a new part of the country.ColonistPioneermember of Congressthe president
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of land will you find in the Great Plains?Wet and swampyCovered with treesGrasslandsMountains
- 6. Multiple ChoiceImmigrants came to America MOSTLY to find jobs. Many of them settledin the Northeastin the Southwestin the Southin the West
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe German immigrants and other pioneers wanted to farm. They moved to theSouthSouthwestWestMidwest
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich president made the Louisiana Purchase?George WashingtonJames MonroeThomas JeffersonJohn Adams
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following were reasons settlers moved west EXCEPTFree or cheap landPolitical leadershipJob opportunitiesFreedom from religious persecution
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow did Texas become part of the US?After becoming its own country, Texas requested to join the United States because it knew it was not a strong country.The US gained control of Texas during the Mexican-American War and made it part of the US.The United States purchased Texas from Mexico.Mexico gave Texas to the US.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following were ways that the Native Americans were affected by the westward expansion EXCEPTThey were forced to move to reservationsThe buffalo population was nearly destroyedThey were given job opportunitiesThey were relocated to Oklahoma
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Transcontinental Railroad allowed people to move across the country in6 days6 weeks6 months6 years
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The painting above, originally produced in 1872 by John Gast, is known asLady LibertyWestward DestinyAmerican ProgressAmber Waves of Grain - 14. Multiple ChoiceHow does this painting capture the spirit of Manifest Destiny?Progress is leading Native Americans to the West where they will settle on new lands.The painting shows people moving west in a variety of ways.Farmers are being left behind by all the new transportation technologies as Americans move west.The painting shows the development of the railroad system and how the railroad was built.
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