Westward Expansion Review

One important ​ (a)   group that moved to California during the Gold Rush was the Chinese.

John O'Sullivan said that the US had a ​ (b)   to spread across the continent of North America.

The ​ (c)   resulted in a major gain of territory for the US in 1848.

President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the area gained from the ​ (d)   .

The ​ (e)   spelled out how the areas of the Northwest Territory could become states.

• ethnic

• manifest destiny

• US-Mexican War

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Ordinance

Answer explanation

The correct answers are: ethnic - referring to the Chinese group, manifest destiny - John O'Sullivan's belief, US-Mexican War - major gain of territory, Louisiana Purchase - territory gained in 1848, Northwest Ordinance - outlined state creation in the Northwest Territory.

Immigration from Ireland was prompted by a ​ (a)   in that area.

The territory the US won from Mexico in the US-Mexican War is referred to as the Mexican ​ (b)   .

​ (c)   expansion by Anglo Americans resulted in American indians losing their land.

The ​ (d)   of 1850 was a set of laws that tried to settle the question of whether lands gained from Mexico would have slavery or not.

• famine

• Cession

• Westward

• Compromise

Answer explanation

The correct answers are famine, Cession, Westward, and Compromise as they fill in the blanks appropriately in the given sentences.

Place the events in order from first to last (left to right)

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Annexation of Texas

• agreement over Oregon with Britain

Drag the label to the correct area of acquisition on the map.

a

b

c

d

e

f

Louisiana Purchase

Gadsden Purchase

Texas

Mexican Cession

Florida

Oregon Country

This area grew as a result of Manifest Destiny

• North

• South

• West

Answer explanation

This area grew as a result of Manifest Destiny, which was the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent. The correct answer is West.

The idea that America was destined and ready to go from one coast to the other is called

• Trail of Tears

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

Answer explanation

Manifest Destiny refers to the belief that America was destined to expand from coast to coast, driving westward expansion in the 19th century.

Match the territory with the correct image.

• Louisiana Purchase

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• Annexation of Texas

• 
• Gadsden Purchase

• 
• Mexican Cession

• 
• Oregon Territory

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