Name: _______________________
Period: ____________
DUE: _____________
CHAPTER 13 REVIEW
I.
Filling In The Blank
Word Bank for 1-11:
Louisiana Territory
Farming
Gold Rush
Superiority
Settlement of Oregon Country
Economic Irrigation
Conflicts
Liberty
Manifest Destiny
Rush of People
Colorado
James Polk
American Democracy
1. Rocky Mountains were natural barriers to travelers heading west to _______________
________________________ that travelers going to Texas would not have.
2. __________________________ was an important concept during the Mexican War.
3. The discovery of gold (mineral deposits) is one reason that contributed to __________
____________________________ to California in 1848.
4. Cities along the West Coast grew to become new centers of the US trade altered
California’s economic patterns during the _____________________________.
5. “Our manifest destiny [is] to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the
free development of our yearly multiplying millions.” – John O’Sullivan
_________________________ was influenced by the ideas in the quotation above.
6. During 1840’s, the belief in manifest destiny was a MAJOR cause of ______________
between the United States and neighboring countries.
7. A key belief in manifest destiny was the idea that _____________________________
should be spread across the continent.
8. An American farmer in 1845 would most likely support U.S. expansion across the
continent because of manifest destiny’s promise of __________________ opportunity.
9. The concept of manifest destiny was in part considered by Americans to be a force of
the natural and inevitable ______________________ of American values.
10. In 1803, the United States purchased the ____________________________________.
11. The Southwestern region of the United States settled last due to the need for _______.
II. True/ False
Circle whether the statement is true or false. If a statement is FALSE, rewrite the
underlined segment with a word from the word bank in order to create a true statement.
Population Boom
Word Bank for 12-17:
Early 1800’s
Settlers Moving West
11. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for orderly expansion of the United States
by providing procedures for establishing territories and creating states. True/False.
Rewrite: _______________________________
12. During the early 1900’s, the United States had the greatest territorial expansion. True/
False. Rewrite: ______________________________________
13. Many Americans acted on their belief in Manifest Destiny of the United States by
demanding equality for women and minorities. True/ False. Rewrite: ________
_____________________________________________________________
14. President Polk’s placement of soldiers along the Rio Grande contributed to the
outbreak of war with Mexico when the US soldiers patrolled a disputed region that
Mexico considered its own. True/ False. Rewrite: ____________________________
15. One of the results of the discovery of gold in California was a ban on immigration to
the state. True/ False. Rewrite: ____________________________________________
16. The Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and Mormon Trail had to cross the Rocky Mountains
in order to get to the western territories. True/ False. Rewrite: ____________________
III. Matching
Matching17-21:
a. Manifest Destiny
c. Guadalupe-Hidalgo
b. Gadsden Purchase
d. James Polk
e. California
17. _________ Where Asian Immigrants during 1800s arrived to work on the railroads.
18. _________ Purchase of land from Mexico south of original Mexican Cession in hopes
of creating a southern railroad route.
19. _________ U.S. President who negotiated the Mexican Cession.
20. _________ Treaty between Mexico and the U.S. after Mexican War establishing the
Texas-Mexico border to the Rio Grande River and ceding now part of 7 present-day
U.S. states.
21. _________ Migration, Territory, Annexation, Expansion, and Conflict are all
important terms to this concept
IV. Multiple Choice
22. Which of the following is a reason settlers moved to California?
a. Gold deposits
b. Mild, coastal climate
c. Fertile, productive soil
d. All of the above
23. “After crossing the Missouri river, we came upon the highest mountains that we had
ever seen on the trip West. We had to search for a pass between the mountains that
would allow us to get to Oregon. These mountains were jagged and seemed to rise into
the very clouds above us.” –Diary of a pioneer to the West Coast
What is this pioneering describing?
a. Traveling through the Rocky Mountains
b. Settling in a jump-off town
c. Stopping at Independence Rock on the Oregon Trail
d. Patrolling the disputed border between Mexico and the U.S.
24. “It is scarcely possible to estimate [California’s] wealth until it shall be brought under
the government of our laws…” –President James Polk, 1848
In the quote, why does President Polk argued adding California to the Union
would?
a. The U.S. needed more slave states
b. The region needed to become more religious
c. The land could produce great economic opportunities
d. The population believed in democracy
25. The Southwest region is arid and desert. What accounts for this region being settled
last and continues to be the least populated?
a. Huge mountains that cannot be passed
b. Irrigation determines the size of urbanization and population growth
c. Too many Native Americans controlled the area
d. Inadequate food sources restricted settlers
26. Many families struggled crossing the Rocky Mountains, so the take a warmer, southern
route to the west after the U.S. acquired the ___________________.
a. Louisiana Purchase
b. Texas Annexation
c. Gadsden Purchase
d. Oregon Territory
27. Which strip of territory was acquired from the Gadsden Purchase?
a. North of Oregon
b. Between Nueces River and Rio Grande River
c. All of Florida
d. Present-day Arizona
28. In John Gasts’ American Progress, how is
Manifest Destiny represented?
a. Pioneers are moving west bringing
new technology
b. Native Americans are fleeing from
the settlers
c. Education is being brought to
pioneers
d. The light side of the painting is the best
29. Joseph Smith and the Mormon followers took the path to religious freedom on the
Mormon Trail to _________________.
a. Colorado
b. New Mexico
c. Arizona
d. Utah
30. The United Stated acquired California, New Mexico, and surrounding areas as a result
of ______________________.
a. Compromise of 1850
b. Oregon Trail
c. U.S. Mexican War
d. Louisiana Purchase
31. Where was most of the land the United States acquired during the era of Manifest
Destiny?
a. West of the Mississippi River
b. North of the Gulf of Mexico
c. South of the Rocky Mountains
d. Along the Canadian Border
32. Modern-day states, Kansas and Nebraska, were acquired during which event?
a. Mexican Cession
b. Oregon Compromise
c. Gadsden Purchase
d. Louisiana Purchase
33. Which strip of territory was acquired from the Gadsden Purchase?
a. North of Oregon
b. Between Nueces River and Rio Grande River
c. All of Florida
d. Present-day Arizona