United States Territorial Expansion Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a method used by the United States to acquire territory in the 19th century?

• Signing treaties with foreign colonial powers.

• Purchasing land from European nations.

• Signing treaties with Native American tribes.

• Annexation of independent republics.

How did the U.S.-Mexican War impact the territorial growth of the United States?

• By leading to the acquisition of the Mexican Cession territory.

• Through the facilitation of westward expansion along the Oregon Trail.

• By securing Florida through the negotiation of the Adams-Onís Treaty.

• By initiating the purchase of the Louisiana territory.

Which of the following territories were acquired by negotiating treaties with European nations? Select all that apply.

• Louisiana Territory

• Florida Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon

• Texas

How did the United States use Manifest Destiny to support expansion?

• Manifest Destiny was used as a strategy to form alliances with Native Americans in the western territories.

• Manifest Destiny encouraged the United States to establish colonies in the eastern territories.

• By initiating the Trail of Tears and Cherokee removal to Indian territory in the west.

• Americans believed it was their God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean, bringing progress to new territories

Explain the primary causes of the U.S-Mexican War and the impact this event had on the Westward Expansion of the United States.