Westward Expansion #2

Which is NOT stated in the Northwest ordinance?

• territories could send representatives to Congress, but not senators

• the population needed for statehood was 60,000

• territories could self-govern when the population reached 5,000

• territories were governed by a leader appointed by Congress until they could govern themselves

Which territories did the US gain after the Mexican-American War?

• Oregon Territory

• Louisiana Territory

• California and the New Mexico Territory

• Florida Cession

Which was NOT related to the United States expanding its territory into the West?

• the California Gold Rush

• the Louisiana Purchase

• the victory at the Battle of Yorktown

• the building of the transcontinental railroads

Which political party made it a priority to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean for the election of 1844?

• Democratic Republicans

• Whigs

• Federalists

• Democrats

The main cause of the Mexican-American War was:

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Mexican Cession

• the annexation of Texas

• the Adams-Onis Treaty

Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) migrated to Utah because-

• they wanted to escape religious persecution

• it was the prophecy of Joseph Smith

• they thought it was their God-given right to inhabit land from Utah to the Pacific Ocean

• Brigham Young wanted to take them to Oregon via the Oregon Trail, but took a wrong turn and ended up in a new land, Utah

Which was NOT an economic reason for westward expansion?

• LOTS of farmland for low prices

• new markets

• new trade routes

• to help Chinese immigrants escape a life of hardship by creating jobs in California

Chinese immigrants who entered the US during the era of Westward Expansion:

• worked on the railroads

• worked as miners

• experienced nativism

• all of the above

Nativism is:

• discriminating against natives

• favoring natives over immigrants

• giving immigrants advantages over everyone else

• discriminating against American Indians

Which statement is true?

• President Polk provoked Mexico into war.

• President Polk declared war on Mexico without Congress.

• All members of Congress were in agreement about entering into war with Mexico.

• The Mexican-American War started over the California Gold Rush.