Westward
Expansion Quiz Review Sheet – 30-50 points
Tues 3/6/2012
Questions to Study
When, why, and how did the US expand to control land from
coast to coast?
What were differing views on the Mexican-American War and
why?
How did expansion impact different people living in the US?
What was the actual trip like?
Why did different groups move West and how did they change
the West
Terms/People/Places
– for each you should be able to explain who they are/how to define the idea,
why they are significant.
Moses/Stephen Austin
Manifest Destiny (specifically as it relates to US policy)
Westward Expansion
Republic of Texas
Tejas
Oregon Cession
Mexican Cession
Gen. Santa Ana
James Polk
War for Texas Independence
Mexican American War
Henry David Thoreau
Civil Disobedience
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Gadsden Purchase
Donner Party
The Alamo
Map Identification:
Be able to answer questions based on the West Expansion Map. Identify the region, know how the US obtained
it and the important dates associated with it.
Chronology: Know
the order of the following events: US Obtains Florida, All the events related
to Tejas/Texas: Texas independence from Mexico, Annexation of Texas,
Mexican-American War beginning/ending; Oregon Cession, Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, Gadsden Purchase
In the Western Movements reading (pgs 220-230 handout), the
text highlights several groups who experienced first-hand the challenges and
opportunities of moving west. You should be able to discuss one (of your
choosing) and be able to talk about who they were and what their legacy
(impact) was for future people in the US
