15 questions
President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...
He was the only person running for President
He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny
He was a "Common Man" and people felt connected to him
He actually didn't win, Henry Clay was the 11th President
Letter 'E" marks which of the following:
United States in 1783
Mexican Cession
Texas
The Louisiana Purchase
Why was the area marked by letter "C" added to the U.S.?
The U.S. needed to flat terrain to build the Transcontinental Railroad
The U.S. won the area after the border disputes were settled
Mexico just gave the land to the U.S. in order to preserve peace
The U.S. had always owned the land
Which area of land was added in 1803?
A
C
E
D
Which area of land was acquired in 1848 after a conflict with Mexico?
A
B
C
E
What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?
Texas
California
Florida
Oregon
When the U.S. acquired land area "A" it had reached it's goal of....
Taking over all of Spain's Territory
Taking over all of Mexico's Territory
Pushing Great Britain out of North America
Reaching the Pacific Ocean
All of the following were causes of the U.S.-Mexico War EXCEPT:
The Annexation of Texas
The U.S. claims to Oregon
Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico
What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
A
B
C
D
The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?
western settlement of the U.S.
nothing
people from the west to move back east
people from the South to move to the North
What group of people settled in present day Utah after leaving the east coast because of religious persecution?
The Catholics
The Mormons
The Forty-Niners
Spanish Settlers
Manifest Destiny offered many people...
Economic Opportunity
Nothing
More Factory Jobs
New Technological Innovations
What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?
Texas
Florida
Oregon
California
Which of the following was not a reason to support Manifest Destiny?
Hatred of Foreign Nations
Economic Opportunity
To open new markets of trade
to spread the U.S. style of government (Democracy)
What was the start point for most trails west?
St. Louis/Independence Missouri
Salt Lake City Utah
San Francisco California
Boston Massachusetts