1) Name this land acquisition a) Oregon Territory b) Gadsden Purchase c) Mexican Cession d) Louisiana Purchase 2) This territory was acquired from France and doubled the size of the United States at the time a) Louisiana Purchase b) Annexation of Texas c) Treaty of Paris d) Purchase of Florida 3) Which portion of land was purchased from Spain by President James Monroe a) Purchase of Florida b) Louisiana Purchase c) Gadsden Purchase d) Mexican Cession 4) This land acquisition was made to wait 10 years before it was annexed due to possible political problems with the issue of Slavery a) Purchase of Florida b) Texas Territory c) Louisiana Purchase d) Oregon Territory 5) This trail to the west cost 20,000 American lives and lead to the tragic Donner Party episode a) Mormon Trail b) California Gold Rush c) Oregon Trail d) Gadsden Purchase 6) This President made the Louisiana Purchase from France a) George Washington b) James Monroe c) John Adams d) Thomas Jefferson 7) This religious group were chased from state to state until they finally settled in the Utah Territory a) 49ers b) Mormons c) Pilgrams d) Texians 8) The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed at the then of this war a) American Revolution b) War of 1812 c) Mexican American War d) Texas Revolution 9) This event led to the quick formation of the state of California a) Gold Rush b) Oregon Trail c) Mormon Trail d) Mexican Cession 10) This is the law that gave the set of rules for territories to become an official state a) Treaty of Paris b) Northwest Ordinance 1787 c) Proclamation line of 1763 d) Compromise of 1820 11) This land was purchased from Mexico to make an easy ride of way for the railroad a) Gadsden Purchase b) Mexican Cession c) Annexation of Texas d) Oregon Territory 12) This land acquisition was a part of the End of the American Revolution and gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River a) Purchase of Florida b) Louisiana Purchase c) Annexation of Texas d) Treaty of Paris 13) This picture is used to represent Manifest Destiny a) b) c) d) 14) Where would a history student most likely find this image? a) In a biography of early Spanish explorers b) In a museum exhibit about the Civil War c) In an academic presentation about Manifest Destiny d) In a textbook about European immigration 15) What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico? a) To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory b) To prevent human rights abuses in Mexico c) To preserve religious freedom within Texas d) To ensure slavery would continue in Texas 16) According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood? a) Hold a vote on whether to become a free or slave territory b) Have a population of sixty thousand free settlers c) Establish one public school per district d) Have a territorial governor appointed by the president 17) What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844? a) He was against removing American Indians from their native lands. b) He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories. c) He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny. d) He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River. 18) The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a — a) method to purchase territory from foreign powers b) procedure for military takeovers of existing countries c) process through which states could be added to the Union d) compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West 19) • Worked in California goldfields • Helped build the western section of the Transcontinental Railroad • Established distinct communities in California cities • Faced intense nativism. This list describes the nineteenth-century experiences of immigrants from — a) Italy b) China c) Germany d) Japan 20) Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny? a) Abolishing slavery throughout the United States b) Withdrawing from foreign affairs c) Returning to an agrarian economy d) Occupying all of North America 21) Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? a) b) c) d) 22) Rapid population growth~~~Economic depressions~~~ The prospect of inexpensive land~~~ Foreign trade opportunities. During the 1840s the factors in this list contributed to widespread support for which of the following? a) The Kansas-Nebraska Act b) Manifest Destiny c) The American System d) States’ Rights 23) The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when — a) Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million b) the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States c) a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land d) Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million 24) As a result of the Oregon Treaty, the United States achieved its goal of — a) expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean b) acquiring land for a southwestern railroad c) reserving western territory for American Indians d) securing the southern border of the country 25) The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it — a) more than doubled the size of the United States b) established a method for admitting new states to the Union c) encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution d) proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories 26) The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use popular sovereignty to determine whether the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from the — a) Revolutionary War b) War of 1812 c) U.S.-Mexican War d) Civil War 27) Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s? a) An opportunity for free land in the Midwest b) The prospect of religious freedom c) An economic boom in the West d) The possibility of a free education 28) In March 1853 a miner from Connecticut, Edward Matteson, and his partners fashioned a three-foot tapered metal funnel to which they clamped a canvas hose. They pumped water through the hose and pointed it at the hillside from which they were trying to extract gold. —“The Gold Rush’s Impact on California’s Landscape, ” What effect did the mining technique described in this excerpt have on the local environment? a) Rivers became filled with sediment. b) Reduced flooding led to an increased reliance on irrigation. c) Forests were clear-cut, and the timber was used to line tunnels and shafts. d) Farmland benefited from a change in soil composition. 29) • The U.S. population grew from more than 5 million in 1800 to just over 23 million by 1850. • The United States experienced financial panics in 1819 and in 1837. • Land ownership was linked to wealth and independence. The bullet points in this list would most likely be included in an essay about a) the rise of the Republican Party b) the emergence of Manifest Destiny c) abolitionist groups in the western territories d) the growth of the secession movement in southern states 30) U.S. annexation of____?_____~~~Border disputes between the United States and Mexico~~~U.S.-Mexican War. Which of these best completes the diagram? a) California b) Nevada c) Florida d) Texas 31) This Treaty resulted in the acquisition of Florida a) Treaty of Paris b) Treaty of Ghent c) Adams Onasis Treaty d) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 32) Which President was able to purchase Florida a) James Monroe b) Thomas Jefferson c) James Polk d) Andrew Jackson 33) The Treaty of Paris 1783 gave the new United States control lands up to the ? a) Mexican Boarder b) Rio Grande c) Mississippi River d) Oregon Territory 34) This territory was annexed at the request of its own government a) Texas b) Florida c) Louisiana d) Oregon 35) This group settled in California in search of Gold during the Gold Rush and were called ? a) Mormons b) Pilgrims c) 49ers d) Texians 36) Which of these land acquisitions was NOT gained through war? a) Mexican Cession b) Treaty of Paris c) Oregon Territory d) 13 colonies

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