Westward Expansion

The belief that it was the fate or destiny of the U.S to expand from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean is called _______?

• isolationism

• assimilation

• manifest destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

The President that required Native Americans to leave their homeland in the Indian Removal Act of 1803 was ______?

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Donald Trump

What was the main reason the Mexican-American war was fought?

• to increase slavery

• so Lewis & Clark could explore it

• the U.S wanted more land

• so the U.S could have a railroad route to California

What does assimilation mean?

• to acquire as much land as the U.S can

• the effort to move West

• the idea that the U.S should expand into Mexico

• to make the native americans become more "white"

Which group suffered the most because of Westward expansion of white settlers?

• the British

• the white settlers

• Native Americans

• African Americans

All the following were reasons settlers moved West EXCEPT?

• to make money or aquire more land

• for better opportunities

• to search for gold

• to meet more Native Americans

Andrew Jackson's 'policy' regarding Native Americans was called _____?

• Indian Removal

• succession

• gold rush

• annexation

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• it ended the California gold rush

• it ended Westward expansion

• it set up Indian reservations

• it ended the Mexican-American war

Which is NOT TRUE of the transcontinental railroad?

• made travel from East to West easier & faster

• was a route Native Americans used to move West

• made trading goods and supplies easier

• opened the West up to more travel & white settlement

All the following were events associated with Westward expansion EXCEPT?

• California gold rush

• end of the Native American culture

• Manifest destiny lead to more white settlement to the Western parts of the United States

• a rapid build up of factories in the Eastern part of the United States