Westward Expansion Review
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- Q1In 1846, after facing religious persecution, Mormons decided to --sue the governmentassimilate to American culturego to warleave and settle West (Utah)30s
- Q2Why did Chinese immigrants come to America in the early 1850s?potato faminegold rushreligious freedomflu epidemic30s
- Q3Which of the following describes the economy of Western states?mining and agricultureslaves and cash cropsagriculture and shippingfishing and shipping30s
- Q4Which group worked in California gold mines and helped build the Transcontinental Railroad?FrenchChineseGermansIrish30s
- Q5What was one negative effect of the Gold Rush?forests were destroyedincreased floodingsevere droughtrivers became filled with rocks and minerals (sediment)30s
- Q6What was the purpose of the Gadsden Purchase?support land settlement and construction of the Transcontinental Railroadto share land with Mexicoto double the size of the U.S.to gain land in Florida30s
- Q7What do Texas and California have in common?both depended on cash cropsboth were slave statesboth were free statesboth were formally owned by Mexico30s
- Q8Which area did NOT belong to the U.S. AFTER the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?Gadsden PurchaseMexican CessionOregon TerritoryFlorida Cession30s
- Q9Which event was a cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?TX became a U.S. stateTrail of Tearsslaves escaping plantationstranscontinental railroad disputes30s
- Q10What land did the U.S. gain from Spain in 1819?Mexican CessionFlorida CessionTexas AnnexationOregon Territory30s
- Q11What land did the U.S. gain after discussions with Great Britain in 1846?Mexican CessionLouisiana PurchaseFlorida CessionOregon Country30s
- Q12After gaining Oregon Territory, the U.S. achieved its goal of --gaining all necessary lands for the transcontinental railroadexpanding west to the Pacific Ocean (manifest destiny)ending slavery in the U.S.gaining more lands for Native tribes30s
- Q13Which treaty ended the war between the U.S. and Mexico?Treaty of ParisTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoTreaty of GhentAdams-Onis Treaty30s
- Q14What was the goal of Manifest Destiny?ending slavery in Americabuilding more factoriessupporting Native American tribesgaining all lands in North America30s
- Q15What do California and Florida have in common?both were slave statesboth were free statesboth were former Spanish coloniesboth were save places for debtors30s