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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
A
B
C
D
- 2. Multiple Choice
The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —
a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million
the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819?
Florida
Thirteen Colonies
Mexican Cession
Oregon County
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture?Florida PurchaseThirteen ColoniesMexican CessionOregon County
- 5. Multiple ChoiceLand purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.Texas AnnexationLouisiana PurchaseNorthwest TerritoryMexican Cession
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat 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
- 7. Multiple Choice
What piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the Southwest? What did they want to build?
Mexican Cession/Trails
Louisiana Territory/Canals
transcontinental/Oregon Country
Gadsden Purchase/Railroad
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe primary goal of manifest destiny wasEnd slavery in the new territoriesremoval of European influence from South Americaexpansion westward to the Pacific Oceansecession of southern states from the nation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich document had these characteristics in the image?Declaration of IndependenceU.S. ConstitutionBill of RightsNorthwest Ordinance
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territoryissues arising over the boundaries of Texasthe discovery of gold in Californiathe relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —more than doubled the size of the United Statesestablished a method for admitting new states to the Unionencouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitutionproposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who were the people that traveled west in search of wealth and new land?
Pioneers
The British
Native Americans
privateers
- 13. Multiple Choice
The name given to the group of pioneers who went to California during the Gold Rush
Forty Niners
Gold diggers
Golden Arches
Seventy Sixers
- 14. Multiple Choice
Immigrated to the West during the Gold Rush, faced discrimination by the white settlers
Chinese
Mexicans
Irish
English
- 15. Multiple Choice
A religious group that went west to Utah to practice their religion freely
Protestants
Catholics
Mormons
Methodists
- 16. Multiple Choice
Occurred because of Manifest Destiny and the Annexation of Texas. the United States wins the war and pays Mexico $15 million for the Mexican Cession.
U.S. - Mexican War
French and Indian War
American Revolution
War of 1812
- 17. Multiple Choice
Document that ended the U.S. - Mexican War. (1848)
Treaty of Paris
Oregon Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Adams - Onis Treaty
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWar, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......Pull FactorsPush FactorsJump FactorsFalling Factors
- 19. Multiple ChoiceEconomic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...Push FactorsPull FactorsFalling FactorsJump Factors
- 20. Multiple Choice
Chinese immigrants in the 1800s are known for what?
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
Work in New York factories
Contributions to the steel industry
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
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