Westward Expansion

1. The belief that the United States was meant to spread across the entire North American continent was called ________.

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

• Polk’s Plan

• The Gold Rush

2. James K. Polk’s campaign slogan that helped him win the presidency was _______.

• Remember the Alamo

• Go West Young Man

• Fifty-Four Forty or Fight

• America’s Destiny

3. The average time it took settlers to move west to the Oregon Territory along the Oregon Trail was ________.

• 4 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 4months

• 6 months

Which of the following trails was NOT and actual trail used during westward expansion.

• Santa Fe Trail

• California Trail

• Mormon Trail

• Frontier Trail

Which of the following statements is true about Native Americans during westward expansion.

• Many died from diseases brought to them by the settlers.

• They became wealthy from settlers buying their lands.

• They were happy to see settlers bring new bringing new innovations to the west.

• They wanted to adopt American way of life.

Florida was finally admitted as a state once ________ has enough population to also apply for statehood so that congress would keep balance between free and slave states.

• Missouri

• Texas

• Iowa

• Oregon

Americans were invited to settle in Texas by ________.

• Mexico

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

Which of the following was NOT a condition Americans were supposed to follow in order to move to Mexican controlled Texas territory?

• Learn to speak Spanish

• Support for slavery

• Convert to Catholicism

• Follow Mexican laws

Americans were heavily outnumbered and defeated by the Mexican army at ________.

• El Paso

• Rio Grande river

• the Alamo

• San Jacinto

Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was captured and forced to sign Texas Independence after the battle at ________.

• the Alamo

• San Jacinto

• the Rio Grande river

• the Nueces river