Westward Expansion Quiz

How did the belief in Manifest Destiny contribute to the Westward Expansion?

• Americans believed they should spread liberty and self-government across the continent.

• Americans believed they could learn important values from other cultures.

• The United States government believed it should invade and conquer Mexico.

• The United States government believed it had a duty to prevent slavery in new territories.

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In the early 1800s, the Great Plains were attractive to many settlers because

• There were millions of buffalo in the region.

• The land was not considered suitable for farming.

• The region was already overpopulated.

• They wanted to settle east of the frontier.

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Before the land in the Southwest became part of the United States they were under the control of:

• Mexico

• France

• Texas

• Britain

The mountain men of the Northeast were

• Soldiers

• Miners

• Farmers

• Fur trappers

Which of the following was the first area of the United States to grant women the vote?

• Oregon Territory

• Texas

• Utah

• Wyoming Territory

Which of the following people were responsible for making the Northwest more accessible to later settlers and missionaries?

• John Jacob Astor

• Jedediah Smith

• William Becknell

• Joseph Smith

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The experience of women in the West can be best described as one of ____ work and a generally _____ status than women in the East.

• Easy, lower

• Hard, higher

• Hard, lower

• Easy, higher

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Texan settlers revolted against the Mexican government when

• Mexico encouraged more settlers to move to Texas.

• Santa Anna gained power and overturned Mexico's democratic constitution to establish a dictatorship

• The United States tried to buy Texas and failed.

• The Mexican Army attacked Texans and the Alamo

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Which of the following happened first?

• The annexation of Texas

• The Battle of the Alamo

• Texas declaration of independence

• The Mexican - American War

Which of the following BEST describes Mexico’s attitude toward the annexation of Texas as an American state?

• Mexico was in favor of it because they believed it would improve trade with the United States

• Mexico was against it because they thought Texas would dam the Nueces River

• Mexico was against it because the government had never officially recognized Texas’s independence

• Mexico was against it because the United States wanted to set the boundary of Texas and Mexico at the Nueces River.

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