• Which of the following was a reason for U.S.
westward expansion in the 1800s?
Reasons for U.S. Westward Expansion
Need for land for a growing population
U.S. economic might was superior
To strengthen U.S. by adding territory
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a.
b.
c.
d.
To extend peaceful rule over a larger territory
Need to defeat French forces claiming western lands
Desire to make war
Desire to preserve original U.S. boundaries
Refer to the above Territorial Expansion of the U.S. map. What
territory or territories were purchased from France by the U.S.
in what was known as the Louisiana Purchase?
a.
b.
regions 2 and 4
regions 3, 4, and 5
c.
d.
region 2 only
regions 1 and 2
• Which of the following was a reason
that some Northerners opposed the
annexation of Texas?
a. Some feared that Texas would become
a slave state.
b. Many had concerns that a larger nation
might become ungovernable.
c. Britain had already declared that
annexation would mean war.
d. Northerners already competed with
Texas’s strong manufacturing and industry.
Refer to the above Territorial Expansion of the U.S. map.
What regions on the Territorial Expansion map were ceded
to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
which ended the Mexican War?
a.
b.
regions 3, 4, and 5
regions 1, 3, 4, and 5
c. regions 3 and 4
d. regions 1, 3, and 5
Refer to the above Territorial Expansion of the U.S. map. A
disputed border of what region on the Territorial Expansion
map officially sparked the Mexican War?
a.
b.
region 5
region 4
c.
d.
region 3
region 1
• Which of the following was NOT an
important effect of the Mexican
War?
a. brought issue of slavery to the fore in U.S.
politics
b. expanded western boundary of the U.S. to
the Pacific
c. caused decades of poor relations and
misunderstandings with Mexico
d. established Texas as a new U.S. state
Which of the following was NOT an important effect of the
Mexican War?
a. brought issue of slavery to the fore in U.S. politic
b. expanded western boundary of the U.S. to the Pacific
c. caused decades of poor relations and misunderstandings
with Mexico
d. established Texas as a new U.S. state
Which of the following was a reason that some
Northerners opposed the annexation of Texas?
a. Some feared that Texas would become a slave state.
b. Many had concerns that a larger nation might become
ungovernable.
c. Britain had already declared that annexation would mean
war.
d. Northerners already competed with Texas’s strong
manufacturing and industry.
The Mexican War came to an end after
American troops defeated what city?
a. Houston, Texas
b. Santa Fe, New Mexico
c. Veracruz
d. Mexico City
In an unsuccessful attempt to avoid war with
Mexico, U.S. Ambassador John Slidell was
sent to Mexico City in 1845 with an offer to
buy what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Texas
New Mexico and California
Mexico
Oregon Territory
Which of the following completes the table below about major figures
in the Mexican War?
Major Figures in the Mexican War
Name
Title/Role
Zachary Taylor
General, commanded U.S. forces
James K. Polk
U.S. President during the war
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Santa Anna
a. William Travis
b. George Pershing
U.S. commander in northern California
Mexican general and dictator
c. John C. Fremont
d. Sam Houston
Read the following excerpt. Based on this passage, it is
reasonable to conclude that Jeremiah Jeter supported ____.
a. abolition
b. slavery
c. states’ rights
d. nationalism
The word manifest, as in “manifest
destiny,” means _____.
a.
b.
c.
d.
many or multiple
party or celebration
a document or statement of beliefs
obvious or undeniable
Refer to the above Territorial Expansion of the U.S. map. What
region, known as the Gadsden Purchase, was the last to be
added to the continental United States?
a.
b.
region 1
region 3
c.
d.
region 4
region 5
Refer to the above Territorial Expansion of the U.S.
map. What region was an independent nation that
was annexed by the U.S. in 1845?
a.
b.
region 1
region 2
c.
d.
region 3
region 4
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Refer to the above quote from John L. O’Sullivan. This quote expressed a
national sentiment about westward expansion that became known as what?
a.
continental overspread
c. the great experiment
b.
manifest destiny
d. Providential development
Refer to the above quote from John L. O’Sullivan. To what continent is
O’Sullivan referring in the quote?
a.
North America
c.
United States
b.
South America
d.
Canada
Refer to the above Territorial Expansion of the U.S.
map. What territory was known as the “Oregon
Territory”?
a.
b.
region 1
region 2
c.
d.
region 3
region 5
• Which of the following groups would be
likely to OPPOSE the idea of Manifest
Destiny?
• a. farmers who wanted access to new
land
• b. people who were against war with
Mexico
• c. participants in the gold rush
• d. land speculators
• What present-day state was
briefly known as the “Bear
Flag Republic” during the
Mexican War?
• a. Texas
• b. Arizona
c. Oregon
d. California