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[Pages:2]Westward Expansion Quiz 1 Study Guide Directions: Complete this study guide using your binder as help if you need it. Once you have answered all the questions, check your answers using the STUDY GUIDE page on the class website.

1. What does Manifest Destiny mean? It is the belief that expansion is the right and the responsibility of the United States. 2. During the 1800s most Americans lived on which coast of the U.S. which led to overpopulation? The east coast 3. How did the land in the west compare to the land in the east in terms of cost and use? The land in the west was cheaper and more fertile 4. A major economic opportunity in California was... The California Gold Rush 5. What ocean did Lewis and Clark reach? Pacific Ocean 6. Which future U.S. President invaded Spanish Florida? Andrew Jackson 7. What type of document did the U.S. and Spain sign when Florida became part of the U.S.? A treaty 8. What is the name of the famous mission in San Antonio in which Texans fought to the death against the Mexican Army? The Alamo 9. What state was annexed by the U.S. after it was an independent republic for nine years? Texas

10. The United States and Great Britain both claimed which territory? Oregon 11. California became part of the United States after a war was fought with which country? Mexico 12. Be able to identify the five main territories on a map.

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