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Unit 5 Test Review Ingersoll- Part 1
Test Description: Westward Expansion
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
A
Monroe Doctrine
B
Great Awakening
C
Louisiana Purchase
D
Manifest Destiny
2) The United States acquired land in all of these ways except
A
through inheritance
B
through war
C
through settlement
D
through treaties
3) How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
A
it led to war
B
it led to the discovery of a water route across the country
C
it doubled the nation's size
D
it limited trade opportunities
4) Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?
A
Texas was too large to be a state
B
Spai n had a claim to Texas
C
Texas allowed slavery
D
Spain demanded too high a price for Texas
5) Which event occurred before Stephen F. Austin started a colony in Texas?
A
Texas won its independence
B
Mexico declared independence
C
General Santa Anna was captured
D
The battle at the Alamo was fought
6) What was Mexico's policy toward slavery in 1830?
A
Farmers depended upon it
B
It was a debated issue between Mexican states
C
it was illegal
D
Mexico traded slaves for crops
7) Which of these contributed to the start of the Mexican-American War?
A
The annexation of Texas by the U.S. Congress
B
The U.S. invasion of California
C
The Battle Of Buena Vista
D
The Election of James K. Polk
8) Which of these was an incentive for settlers to travel to Oregon Country?
A
Canadian citizenship
B
religious freedom
C
gold deposits
D
fertile farmland
9) How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
A
it increased trade opportunities
B
it provided more jobs for citizens
C
It decreased its territory by half
D
it gained valuable farmland
10) Which of these describes President Polk?
A
He bought land that proved to be of little use to the country
B
He worked to build friendships with border nations
C
He wanted the United States to increase its territory
D
He did all he could to avoid a war with Mexico
11) Which opinion was expressed by those who opposed the expansion of the United States?
A
The United States bullied its weaker neighbors
B
The United States was too crowded
C
The United States was less safe than it was before
D
The United States should return territories won in battle
12) Describe how the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory.
A
Won it in a war
B
Inherited it
C
Created a treaty for it
D
Purchased it
13) Which two areas were acquired through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo?
A
Louisiana Territory and Florida
B
Texas and the Mexican Cession
C
Louisiana Territory and The Louisiana Territory
D
The Mexican Cession and The Gadsden Purchase
14) What geographical feature designates the eastern border of the land in the U.S. before 1803
A
Mississippi River
B
Rocky Mountains
C
Sierra Nevada Mountains
D
Colorado River
15) Which of these led to the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804?
A
Gadsden Purchase
B
Louisiana Purchase
C
Monroe Doctrine
D
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
16) Which of these was one legacy of the Lewis Clark expedition?
A
They explored present-day Colorado
B
They mapped a route to the Pacific
C
They located a water route across the country
D
They established missions in new territories
17) What was an important legacy of the early missionaries to Oregon?
A
They opened the west for settlers
B
They found a cure for measles
C
They traveled to the Pacific Ocean
D
They voted in elections
18) What did pioneer women achieve well before women in the East?
A
They joined the military
B
They earned wages equal to those of men
C
They had college educations
D
They voted in elections
19) Which of these was one effect of the California gold rush?
A
California achieved statehood
B
California went to war with Mexico
C
California lost much of its population
D
California grew in size
20) Which of these describes the experience of many Chinese immigrants in California?
A
They were highly successful gold miners
B
They were respectful for their ancient culture
C
They had to return to China after a year
D
They were subjected to prejudice and abuse
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