Westward Expansion Quiz Review Sheet
Know how the following land became part of the USA
13 original colonies
Northwest Territory
Florida
Louisiana Purchase
Oregon/Pacific NW
Texas
Southwest and California
Know/Be able to explain the following
Goals of Jefferson in sending Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory
How Merriweather Lewis addressed the Natives
The real reason the US declared war in 1812
3 important events in the War of 1812
Alternate names for the War of 1812 and why
What the Indian Removal Act did
What the Monroe Doctrine stated
How progress is represented in the painting American Progress
Manifest Destiny – what it is,
What the Anglos agreed to by moving to Texas
2 laws the Mexicans passed when Anglos moved to Texas
The results of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
How soldiers were affected by the War with Mexico
Be prepared to use primary sources to support ONE of the following questions:
Was Manifest Destiny an excuse to expand West or did we expand because America is a
special place?
OR
Why did Texans declare independence from Mexico?
You may use the sources on the test.
Be prepared to give you opinion on ONE of the following questions
How might the US be different if the government had not passed the Indian Removal Act?
OR
How might the War with Mexico result in division in the United States?