Question

1. The Battle of the Alamo:

a. was over the right to control trade on the Oregon Trail.
b. was won under the leadership of Davy Crockett.
c. became a rallying cry for Texans in their pursuit for independence.
d. forced Mexico to cede California to the United States.

2. Of the ten states admitted to the union from 1800 to 1840:
a. all but one were west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b. none were allowed to have slavery.
c. all were areas seized from Mexico.
d. only one was west of the Appalachian Mountains.

3. According to expansion supporters of the nineteenth century, the "manifest destiny" c
the United States was:
a. to spread democracy and freedom to all the inhabitants of North America.
b. to treat all countries as equals in the community of nations.
c. to show mercy and compassion to people of all races and ethnicity.
d. that God desired for the nation to dominate all of North America.

4. The joint occupation of Oregon was an agreement between the United States and:
a. France.
b. Great Britain.
c. Mexico.
d. Russia.

5. Each of the following was an important component of United States westward
expansion except:
a. the fur trade.
b. federally supported expeditions to explore the region.
c. desire for expanded trade in Asia.
d. the treaty with Spain that allowed US trade access to California.

6. All of the following were among the Five Civilized Tribes who were forced to
relocate in the West except:
a. the Choctaw.
b. the Chickasaw.
c. the Seminole.
d. the Comanche.

Answer 1

1. c. The Battle of the Alamo became a rallying cry for Texans in their pursuit for independence.

2. a. All but one of the ten states admitted to the union from 1800 to 1840 were west of the Appalachian Mountains.

3. d. The "manifest destiny" of the United States was that God desired for the nation to dominate all of North America.

4. b. The joint occupation of Oregon was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain.

5. d. The treaty with Spain that allowed US trade access to California was not an important component of westward expansion.

6. d. The Comanche was not among the Five Civilized Tribes forced to relocate in the West.

1. The Battle of the Alamo:

c. became a rallying cry for Texans in their pursuit for independence.

2. Of the ten states admitted to the union from 1800 to 1840:

a. all but one were west of the Appalachian Mountains.

3. According to expansion supporters of the nineteenth century, the "manifest destiny" of

the United States was:

d. that God desired for the nation to dominate all of North America.

4. The joint occupation of Oregon was an agreement between the United States and:

b. Great Britain.

5. Each of the following was an important component of United States westward

expansion except:

d. the treaty with Spain that allowed US trade access to California.

6. All of the following were among the Five Civilized Tribes who were forced to

relocate in the West except:

d. the Comanche.