Westward Expansion Review

Manifest Destiny means which of the following?

• Americans should stay on the East Coast

• Americans should expand slavery throughout the United States

• Americans had a right to take land from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans

• Americans would give land back to the Native Americans

What was the effect of the Erie Canal?

• Connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Midwest allowing goods to be shipped faster

• Connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• Bankrupted New York

• Led to a war with Mexico

Which trail stretched for over 2,000+ miles and was the most heavily traveled route west?

• Oregon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• California Trail

• Mormon Trail

Describe Santa Anna's strategy during the Battle of the Alamo.

• Allowed the men in the Alamo to surrender

• Open field battle

• Siege

• None

Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War and gave America California to the Rocky Mountains?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Oregon

What was the rebellion in California called?

• The California Rebellion

• The Bear Flag Rebellion

• The Gold Rush Rebellion

• The Texas Rebellion

What does the following image represent?

• Texas Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Industrial Revolution

• Mexican American War

Which of the following is true about how the Texians won Texas from Mexico?

• Santa Anna never gave away Texas

• Santa Anna sold Texas to the United States

• Santa Anna signed away Mexican rights to Texas in exchange for his life

• Sam Houston executed Santa Anna and then is awarded rights to Texas

The Gold Rush in California led to all of the following EXCEPT:

• Boomtowns

• Increased immigration (especially from China)

• Issues over water rights

• Conflict with England

Why were water rights such an issue in California during the Gold Rush?

• Whoever controlled the water controlled the gold

• It was never an issue

• Farming in Southern California

• All