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Unit 1B: Westward Expansion
Test Description: Westward Expansion
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Great Britain and the United States resolved the Oregon issue by setting the boundary between them at the
A
60 degrees N latitude
B
54 degrees N latitude
C
40 degrees N latitude
D
49 degrees N latitude
2) Who was the commander in chief of the Texas forces?
A
Sam Houston
B
Stephen Austin
C
William Travis
D
Jim Bowie
3) Reports of what persuaded many Americans to settle in Oregon Country?
A
timbers, furs, and fisheries
B
gold, silver, copper, and iron
C
religious freedom and new churches
D
free land and buffalos
4) Which group made huge profits during the Gold Rush?
A
Merchants
B
Missionaries
C
Teachers
D
Miners
5) Who led the Mormon migration to the Great Salt Lake area?
A
Brigham Young
B
Joseph Smith
C
Levi Strauss
D
John Sutter
6) Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States
A
paid Mexico $15 million for Texas and other Mexican territories
B
ceded part of California to Mexico
C
won Florida from Spain in return for part of California
D
agreed the Nueces River would be the border with Mexico
7) O'Sullivan describes manifest destiny as the right of
A
America to go to war with any country that opposes it
B
the United States to expand its territory across North America
C
New Mexico and California to become independent republics
D
other nations to oppose the actions of the United States
8) From which city did many pioneers begin their journey to Oregon Country?
A
Columbus, Ohio
B
Independence, Missouri
C
Indianapolis, Indiana
D
Salt Lake City, Utah
9) What were the two largest immigrant groups in San Francisco in 1853?
A
French and Chinese
B
Spanish and Chinese
C
Americans and Germans
D
French and German
10) What is one reason that PUSHED people to the West?
A
Opportunity to start a new life
B
Timbers, furs, and fisheries
C
News of gold and fertile land
D
Forced relocation of Native Americans
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