
Westward Expansion Review
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Westward Expansion
Unit 6 Review
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NORTHWEST TERRITORY - 1783
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Multiple Select
[Select all that apply.]
Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The ordinance established the Northwest Territory, which included areas that are now:
Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana
Kentucky and Tennessee
Wisconsin and Minnesota
Missouri and Arkansas
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Multiple Choice
In addition, the law protected civil liberties and required that public education be provided. Finally, the ordinance prohibited...
taxation
slavery
imprisonment
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LOUISIANA PURCHASE - 1803
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following are TRUE about the Louisiana Purchase?
In 1803, the US acquired only the port of New Orleans.
It cost $30 million or six cents an acre
It doubled the size of the United States.
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Multiple Choice
Thomas Jefferson ultimately justified the Louisiana Purchase as being implied in the Constitution’s...
Judicial Power
General Welfare Clause
Commerce Clause
Treaty-Making Power
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FLORIDA -1819
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Multiple Choice
The United State acquired Florida from...
Spain through the Adams-Onis Treaty
France through the Treaty of Paris of 1763
Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Great Britain through the Treaty of Paris of 1783
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Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
Samuel F.B. Morse has a plan that he hoped would speed communication. In May 1844, his idea was tested. What was Morse's idea?
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Telephone
The Telegraph
The Pony Express
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TEXAS ANNEXATION - 1845
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Multiple Choice
True or False?
Texas won its independence in 1836. In a vote held soon after the Battle of San Jacinto, Texans voted against annexation to the US by a vote of 3,277 to 93.
TRUE
FALSE
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Multiple Choice
Who was the 1844 presidential candidate campaigning in support of "Manifest Destiny," including the annexation of Texas?
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James Polk
John Quincy Adams
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OREGON TERRITORY - 1846
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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 $10
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Multiple Choice
What latitude formed the Northern border following the Treaty of Oregon?
54°40’ N
49° N
49° S
54°40’ S
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MEXICAN CESSION - 1848
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following was one of the causes of the US-Mexican War?
Disagreement over the construction of the transcontinental railroad
Conflict over the forced removal of Native Americans to the West
Dispute with Mexico over the southern Texas-Mexico border
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Disputed Border
United States: border at Rio Grande River Mexico: border at Nueces River
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Multiple Choice
Which statement correctly reflects the regional views of the war with Mexico?
North opposed the war due to fears of the expansion of slavery.
South opposed the war due to fears of the North having too much political power.
The North supported the war as a way to expand their industrial interests.
The West opposed the war out of fear of interference with the railroad.
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Multiple Choice
Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau refused to pay a state poll tax to protest the war with Mexico. This is an example of...
Disenfranchisement
Civil Disobedience
Popular Sovereignty
Taxation without Representation
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Multiple Select
[Select all that apply.]
Which of the following were terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Ended the U.S.-Mexican War
United States paid Mexico $15 million
Mexico ceded 525,000 square miles of land in Arizona, California, western Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
Mexico gave up all claims to Texas
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Multiple Choice
What was the name given to the group of pioneers who went to California during the Gold Rush?
The Nuggets
The Golden Arches
The Seventy-Sixers
The Forty-Niners
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Transcontinental Railroad
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GASDEN PURCHASE - 1853
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Multiple Choice
How much did the United states pay for the Gadsden Purchase? Who was it purchased from?
$15 million to Spain
$10 million to Mexico
$15 million to Great Britain
$10 million to France
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Multiple Choice
The Gasden Purchase provided the land necessary for the United States to...
mine for gold
expand agricultural production
construct a southern railroad
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