Westward Expansion

Front

What idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans in 1864, just before the end of the Civil War?

Back

The promise of a new beginning for the nation.

Front

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Back

C

Front

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

Back

a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land

Front

Which quotation from this letter reveals the main reason for the surge in Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century? Options: “I am exceedingly well pleased at coming to this land of plenty.”, “I would advise all my friends to quit Ireland. . . .”, “What you labour for is sweetened by contentment and happiness. . . .”, “There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”

Back

“There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”

Front

Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to

Back

seek out religious freedom

Front

What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819? Options: Florida Purchase, Thirteen Colonies, Mexican Cession, Oregon County

Back

Florida Purchase

Front

What is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture? Options: Florida Purchase, Thirteen Colonies, Mexican Cession, Oregon County

Back

Mexican Cession

Front

The territory the U.S. acquired in 1846 that settled a boundary dispute at the 49th parallel with Britain identified in the picture?

Back

Oregon County

Front

Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.

Back

Louisiana Purchase

Front

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

Back

Manifest destiny