Westward Quiz 1 Answer Key - Loudoun County …...• Manifest Destiny: It is our patriotic duty to make America bigger and stronger II. Territorial Acquisitions Match the letters

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• Population: East was crowded

• Lots of cheap, fertile land

• Economic Opportunity: gold (California Gold Rush)

• Economic Opportunity: logging, farming, freedom (runaway slaves)

• Cheaper, faster transportation: rivers and canals (Erie Canal) , overland trails (Santa Fe and Oregon Trails), and railroads made moving west possible for many

• Manifest Destiny: It is our patriotic duty to make America bigger and stronger

II. Territorial Acquisitions

Match the letters from the map to the names of the territories below.

Color the territories on the map according to the list of the territories below.

B Texas

C Oregon

E Mexican Cession (California)

D Florida

A Louisiana Purchase

F Gadsden Purchase

Texas (RED)

Oregon (BLUE)

Mexican Cession (California) (GREEN)

Florida (ORANGE)

Louisiana Purchase (YELLOW)

Gadsden Purchase (PURPLE)

I. Why Move West? List reasons why people moved west during the 1800's.

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III. New Territories and Inventions

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• Territory gave the USA control of the Pacific Coast.

• Purchased by Jefferson and doubled the size of the USA.

• Added to the United States after it won its independence from Mexico.

• Territory gave America control of the entire East Coast.

• Territory was acquired through a treaty with Spain.

• Final purchase so the US could build a railroad across the southern border.

• Added through a treaty with Great Britain

• Gave the U.S. it first land on the Pacific Coast

• Explored by people sent by Thomas Jefferson

Louisiana Purchase

• Purchased by Jefferson and doubled the size of the USA.

• Explored by people sent by Thomas Jefferson

Mexican Cession (California)

• Territory gave the USA control of the Pacific Coast.

Florida

• Territory was acquired through a treaty with Spain.

• Territory gave America control of the entire East Coast.

Texas

• Added to the United States after it won its independence from Mexico.

Oregon Territory

• Gave the U.S. it first land on the Pacific Coast

• Added through a treaty with Great Britain

Gadsden Purchase

• Final purchase so the US could build a railroad across the southern border.

IV. Inventions

Mechanical Reaper! Made it easier to harvest wheat.

Steamboat ! ! ! Made it easier to travel up river.

Telegraph! ! ! Made communication easier by sending messages across the ! ! ! ! country.

! Telegraph ! ! ! ! Locomotive ! ! ! Cotton Gin

! Mechanical Reaper ! ! ! Steamboat

Which of the following is NOT true about the cotton gin?a. Made by Eli Whitney b. Made it easier to remove seeds c. Increased communication across the countryd. Resulted in the spread of slavery in the South

Which of the following is TRUE about the steam locomotive?a. Allowed for easier transportation over landb. Made transportation of large quantities of goods easierc. Created quick and safe traveld. All of the above

Cotton Gin ! ! ! !Steamboat ! ! ! ! Telegraph

! ! Mechanical Reaper ! ! ! ! Locomotive

V. Vocabulary Write the correct vocabulary word in the blank next to its definition.

territory acquisition opportunity expansion

inventor entrepreneur abolition

emancipation equality suffrage

__ expansion__ ! getting bigger, as in land or population

___abolition___ ! the end of slavery

_ emancipation_ ! freeing people from slavery forever

___ inventor____! someone who creates something that didn't exist before

___ equality____ ! fair treatment regardless of race, gender, or appearance

___ suffrage___! the right to vote

__ territory___ ! piece of land that can be bought, sold, or won

__ opportunity__ ! the chance to do something you couldn't before

_ entrepreneur__ ! a person who seeks new business opportunities

_ acquisition__! something that is gained or added (acquired)