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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?1776178718031812
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich port did Jefferson want to control?SavannahNew OrleansMexicoMississippi
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich trail did most travelers take to Oregon?Lewis & Clark TrailSanta Fe TrailPony Express TrailOregon Trail
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDid many people die while going west?
*easy*NoYes - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy did people travel West?They felt like itTo view the wildlifeManifest Destiny
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was the president for the U.S during the time of the warPresident PolkMacys cat OliverThomas JeffersonJohn Quincy Adams
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This map shows the U.S. _______ the war with Mexico.just aftershortly beforeduringabout 20 years after - 8. Multiple ChoiceWho was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?Sam HoustonWilliam B. TravisJames FanninSanta Anna
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?All of these answers are correctThe U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundaryAmerica's continued desire to achieve manifest destinyThe U.S. recently annexed Texas
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________Mississippi RiverPacific OceanRocky MountainsGreat Lakes
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Angel in the painting "American Progress" best represents...United States Destiny in the WestReligious Migration to UtahHomesteadersRemoval of the Native Americans to Oklahoma
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe US got Florida fromFranceGreat BritainMexicoSpain
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat did California and Texas have in common?Both would enter the Union as slave states.Both would enter the Union as free states.Both were former Mexican territories.Both were jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich area on the map was part of the Mexican Cession?6874
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat territory was acquired in 1783 after the American Revolution?Area 1Area 4Area 3Area 2
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat territory was acquired through negotiation with Britain?Mexican CessionOregon TerritoryUnited States Territory13 Original Colonies
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich territory was annexed to the United States following ten years of being "The Lonestar republic"?ABCD
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich geographic feature was the boundary line between the United States in 1783 and the Louisiana Territory in 1803?Appalachian MountainsGreat LakesMississippi RiverRocky Mountains
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat ended the Mexican-American war?The Treaty of CaliforniaThe Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoA huge battleSurrender
- 20. 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
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of people were persecuted, or badly treated, by their neighbors in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, and then decided to move to Utah?Mormon pioneersGoshute Native AmericansPioneers headed to OregonThe Donner-Reed party
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