Westward Expansion
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- Q 1/15Score 0What territorial acquisition is outlined on the map?29Oregon TerritoryLouisiana PurchaseGadsden PurchaseMexican Cession
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- Q1What territorial acquisition is outlined on the map?Oregon TerritoryLouisiana PurchaseGadsden PurchaseMexican Cession120s
- Q2What territorial acquisition is shown in green?Texas AnnexationFloridaOregon TerritoryLouisiana Purchase120s
- Q3What territorial acquisition is shown in yellow?FloridaGadsden PurchaseLouisiana PurchaseMexican Cession120s
- Q4What territorial acquisition is shown in green?Mexican CessionOriginal 13 ColoniesGadsden PurchaseLouisiana Purchase120s
- Q5What territorial acquisition is shown in blue?FloridaMexican CessionTexas AnnexationOregon Territory120s
- Q6The green areas (together) show the boundaries of the United States in what year?1845180318531783120s
- Q7Which group was best known for their willingness to do dangerous work on the transcontinental railroad?Mormons49ersAfrican AmericansChinese30s
- Q8Which group was mostly responsible for the rapid population growth of California?MormonsChinese AmericansDonner Party49ers120s
- Q9Which group developed an agricultural process called dry farming?African AmericansMormonsWomenVaqueros120s
- Q10Which person most supported the idea of Manifest Destiny?Native AmericansSanta AnnaJames K. PolkHenry David Thoreau120s
- Q11The Mexican Cession included all or part of these statesCalifornia, Oregon, Washington, IdahoCalifornia, Texas, New Mexico, ArizonaCalifornia, Arizona, Nevada, Utah120s
- Q12The U.S. acquiring new territory, the U.S. giving Mexico $15 million, and Mexico recognizing Texas as part of the U.S. were all part of theTreaty of Guadalupe-HidalgoTreaty of Paris of 1783Mexican CessionAdams-Onis Treaty120s
- Q13Who created this book?Lewis and ClarkJohn James AudubonJohn O'SullivanJames K. Polk120s
- Q14Which of the following is President Polk most closely associated with?Westward expansion through any means necessary.Respecting the rights of Mexican citizens.Peaceful resolution of the Nullification Crisis.Environmental protection.120s
- Q15What was the event that made the U.S. war with Mexico start?Bloody conflict on disputed territory near the Rio GrandeMexico's refusal to hand over the Gadsden Purchase at no costAnnexation of TexasDiscovery of gold in California120s
