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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
40 degrees N latitude
C
49 degrees N latitude
D
54 degrees N latitude
2) Who was the commander in chief of the Texas forces?
A
William Travis
B
Jim Bowie
C
Sam Houston
D
Stephen Austin
3) Reports of what persuaded many Americans to settle in Oregon Country?
A
timbers, furs, and fisheries
B
gold, silver, copper, and iron
C
free land and buffalos
D
religious freedom and new churches
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
Levi Strauss
B
Joseph Smith
C
John Sutter
D
Brigham Young
6) Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States
A
ceded part of California to Mexico
B
paid Mexico $15 million for Texas and other Mexican territories
C
agreed the Nueces River would be the border with Mexico
D
won Florida from Spain in return for part of California
7) O'Sullivan describes manifest destiny as the right of
A
the United States to expand its territory across North America
B
New Mexico and California to become independent republics
C
other nations to oppose the actions of the United States
D
America to go to war with any country that opposes it
8) From which city did many pioneers begin their journey to Oregon Country?
A
Independence, Missouri
B
Salt Lake City, Utah
C
Columbus, Ohio
D
Indianapolis, Indiana
9) What were the two largest immigrant groups in San Francisco in 1853?
A
Americans and Germans
B
French and German
C
Spanish and Chinese
D
French and Chinese
10) What is one reason that PUSHED people to the West?
A
Opportunity to start a new life
B
News of gold and fertile land
C
Forced relocation of Native Americans
D
Timbers, furs, and fisheries
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