Unit 2 American

Which of the following best explains the westward expansion of the United States during the 1840s and 1850s?

• Slave owners wanted more land for growing cotton

• political parties meeded something to debate in elections

• most Americans believed it was their Manifest Destiny to expand to the Pacific

• business owners wanted to exploit mineral resources of the new region

Why did the Adams-Onis Treaty prove to be beneficial to the United States?

• Spain ceded the territory of Florida to the United States

• The United States purchased Cuba

• it gave the United States the right to use the port of New Orleans

• it gave the United States Oregon

Why did many Americans support the concept of Manifest Destiny?

• they thought God wanted them to settle the western lands

• they thought God looked poorly on American Indians

• they thought God indicated that gold would be found in the west

• they thought God protected the newly found trails leading west

What social issue created the greatest amount of unrest by 1850?

• the push for women's rights

• slavery and its extension west of the Mississippi River

• the growth of new religious movements

• the temperance movement

How was the Monroe Doctrine an example of nationalism and the growing American confidence?

• it warned Napoleon to withdraw his occupation of Spain

• it told Mexico and Cuba that the United States intended to take over their countries

• it warned europe not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere (N. & S. America)

• it took control of the isthmus of Panama in order to build a canal

According to the Second Great Awakening, what did a person's salvation depend upon?

• the help of a minister

• what God predestined for him or her

• his or her own efforts

• his or her attendance at a camp meeting

When Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France, he changed his belief that

• Commerical development was the main goal of the federal government

• the Constitution should be strictly interpreted

• the federal governemtn should limit personal rights

• adding territory would lead to regional rivalries

Which of the following generalizations about territorial gains in the US during the 1830s to 1850s is accurate?

• The U.S. lost territory during the 1830s to 1850s.
• The U.S. won most of its territory through war and annexation

• Territorial gains were primarily due to foreign treaties.
• The U.S. focused on consolidating existing territories rather than expanding.

What event led to the journey known as the Trail of Tears?

• The forced removal of the Cherokee and other Native American tribes

• The Louisiana Purchase
• The Gold Rush
• The War of 1812

Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War and established the. Southern border of Texas at the Rio Grande River?

• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Tordesillas
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo