Land Acquisition
Mexico and America
Native Americans and Trains
Random
100
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
Manifest Destiny
100
Americans settlers (known as Texans) in Texas broke all of the following Mexican laws EXCEPT
A.Texans brought slavery to Texas
B.Texans did not become Catholics
C.Texans did not learn Mexican traditional dances
D.Texans did not give up English for Spanish.
C.Texans did not learn Mexican traditional dances
100
What did the Cherokee do in order to stay on their ancestral land?
Sued the United States
100
Which of these was one legacy of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
A.They mapped a route to the Pacific.
B.They explored present-day Colorado.
C.They established missions in new territories.
D.They located a water route across the country.
A.They mapped a route to the Pacific.
200
Using the map above, which two numbers indicate areas that were acquired through the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
3 and 5
200
Which of the following contributed to the start of the Mexican American War (aka Mexican Cession)?
A.the Battle of Buena Vista
B.the election of Jame Polk
C.the Annexation of Texas
D.the U.S. invasion of California
C.the Annexation of Texas
200
What is the Trail of Tears?
Forced Removal of Native Americans from there homeland to reservations.
200
Which of these was one effect of the California gold rush?
A.California grew in size.
B.California achieved statehood.
C.California went to war with Mexico.
D.California lost much of its population
A. California Grew in Size
300
Using the map above, who owned the land in area 1 before it was purchased by the United States?
France
300
How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Decreased its territory by half
300
The 5 civilized tribes has ancetral land that was located in what area of the United States?
Southeast
300
Which of these describes the experience of many Chinese immigrants in California?
A.They had to return to China after a year.
B.They were highly successful gold miners.
C.They were subjected to prejudice and abuse.
D.They were respected for their ancient culture.
C.They were subjected to prejudice and abuse.
400
The United States acquired land in all of these ways except
A.through war
B.through treaties
C.through settlement
D. through inheritance
D. through inheritance
400
What river marks the border between Mexico and the US?
Rio Grande River
400
Why did Sacagewa make the Lewis and Clark expedition a success?
Knew the land out West and Spoke Native American Languages
400
Which area was the land that disputed between the United States and Mexico?
A
500
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
it doubled the size of the United States
500
What are the economic and geographic reasons in why settlers wanted to move west?
Cheap and Fertile Land to farm
500
How did the transcontinental railroad negatively impact the American frontier?
Forced native Americans off their lands and destroyed their natural resources.
500
After Jefferson refused to pay a bribe to the Barbary states, the Barbary states began to impress American sailors.
What does the word impress mean in the sentence above?
Kidnap