Unit 8 Assessment

Question 1

What terms define Manifest Destiny?

Answer 1

Conflict, Expansion, God given mission, Territory, Annexation

Question 2

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?

Answer 2

It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.

Question 3

How did President Polk’s placement of soldiers along the Rio Grande contribute to the outbreak of war with Mexico?

Answer 3

U.S. soldiers patrolled a disputed region that Mexico considered its own territory.

Question 4

Certain physical feature slowed progress of westward movement during the 1800’s. Many families struggled in the _____________ with cold and hunger as they crossed. By making the _________, westward travelers could take a warmer, southern route to the West.

Answer 4

Rocky Mountains…Gadsden Purchase

Question 5

Where did many Asian immigrants during the 1800’s arrive to in the United States?

Answer 5

California along the Pacific Ocean