OpenStax Chapter 11: A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion

The acquisition of which territory is most associated with the Adams Onis Treaty?

(Spelling counts, but capitalization is not required)

(a)  

Who was the POTUS at the time of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

Which POTUS is most associated with the campaign promise of "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight," referring to the Oregon Territory?

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• James Madison

• John Q. Adams

What term refers to the idea that the United States is preordained to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.

• American System

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Expansion

• Glorious Revolution

Sacajawea was a key figure in advising Lewis and Clark's exploration of which territory?

• Texas

• Florida

• Louisiana

• Mexican Cession

Which territory was jointly owned by the US and England for a period of about 30 years in the early to mid 1800s? (Spelling counts, but capitalization does not)

(a)  

Which territory was added to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• Florida

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• California

Which conflict was ended as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• War of 1812

• Mexican American War

• Texas Revolution

• American Revolution

Which of the following represents a failed attempt to prevent slavery from being allowed within the Mexican Cession?

• Wilmot Proviso

• Tallmadge Amendment

• 3/5 Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

What was accomplished as a result of the Compromise of 1818?

• defined the southern border of the Louisiana territory with Spain

• ended the War of 1812 between England and the United States

• established the northern boundary between the US and Canada as the 49th parallel

• ended the Mexican American War between the United States and Mexico