Unit 10 Review

What was the primary motivation for Americans to move to the Oregon Territory?

• to farm and participate in the fur trade

• to set up trade routes for Asian markets

• to mine gold and other minerals

• to gain easy access to the Canadian border

Which numbered territory was acquired by the United States as a result of the Adams-Onís Treaty?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

This is an excerpt from an editorial written by John O’Sullivan in 1845. It is our right of ______?_____ to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which [God] has given [Americans] for the development of the great experiment of liberty and development of self-government entrusted to us. Which concept completes this excerpt?

• economic superiority

• Manifest Destiny

• nativist sentiment

• salutary neglect

This graph shows the population of California in two different years. What caused the trend in this graph?

• the completion of the transcontinental railroad

• the opening of the Oregon Trail

• the discovery of gold in the state

• the arrival of Mormon settlers

What was a cause of the Texas War for Independence?

• Mexico required Texans to attend Mexican schools.

• Mexico required Texans to stop using enslaved labor.

• Mexico required Texans to give up their weapons.

• Mexico required Texans to quarter Mexican troops.

What development in United States history does this excerpt describe?

• People migrated westward in search of religious freedom.

• Critics of industrialization established utopian communities.

• States' rights advocates attempted to secede from the Union.

• Former slaves established communities in western territories.

Use the graphic organizer below to answer the question. Which of these options fits best in the graphic organizer?

• Disagreements with Mexico regarding the Rio Grande border

• Discovery of gold in the southern Rocky Mountains

• Removal of Native Americans to Indian Territory

• Exploration by Lewis and Clark

What was a long-term outcome of the event referenced in this editorial?

• The economy surged because so many people became rich and invested their wealth.

• The territory of California became less desirable as people abandoned their homes and farms.

• The population of the West increased as more people were drawn to the area.

• The federal government took over mines to maintain the gold standard for currency.

Which event is a cause of the other three?

• Some Northerners protested the expansion of slavery in Texas.

• The United States annexed Texas.

• James K. Polk sent troops to defend Texas’s border.

• The Mexican American War began.

Why did President Franklin Pierce authorize James Gadsden to purchase land in 1853?

• The United States wanted land for growing more cotton.

• The United States wanted land for a southern transcontinental railroad.

• The United States wanted land for mining gold, silver, and other minerals.

• The United States wanted land for Native Americans to farm.