Title: A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800–1860
Course: Marie's Demo Course

Q: After the Louisiana Purchase, the United States’ largest land acquisition resulted from which of the following?
- the Jackson Purchase
- the Clayton Compromise
- the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty
A: the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty

Q: What led to the United States’ largest land acquisition after the Louisiana Purchase?
- the Jackson Purchase
- the Clayton Compromise
- the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty
A: the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty

Q: Which best describes how Mexican leaders reacted when large numbers of Americans settled in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s?
- They tried to prevent American settlers from influencing Texas’ Mexican culture.
- They feared American settlers would engage the U.S. government in an outside invasion.
- They expected American settlers to become loyal Mexican subjects and productive citizens.
A: They expected American settlers to become loyal Mexican subjects and productive citizens.

Q: How did Mexico’s leaders react to the large numbers of Americans who settled in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s?
- They tried to prevent them from influencing Texas’ Mexican culture.
- They feared they would engage the U.S. government in an outside invasion.
- They expected them to become loyal Mexican subjects and productive citizens.
A: They expected them to become loyal Mexican subjects and productive citizens.

Q: Slavery and its legitimacy first became a major issue in the United States following which event?
- the Louisiana Purchase
- the Missouri Compromise
- the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
A: the Louisiana Purchase

Q: The Missouri Compromise led to the formation of Missouri as a slave state as well as the formation of which new U.S. state as a free state?
- Kansas
- Maine
- Wisconsin
A: Maine

Q: The Missouri Compromise involved slavery in Missouri and which other newly formed state?
- Kansas
- Maine
- Wisconsin
A: Maine

Q: The Missouri Compromise led to the formation of Missouri as a slave state as well as the formation of which new U.S. state as a free state?
- Kansas
- Maine
- Wisconsin
A: Maine

Q: The Wilmot Proviso concerned the legality of slavery in which of the following?
- in territories acquired from Mexico
- in areas affected by the Land Act of 1820
- in free states that slaves might try escaping to
A: in territories acquired from Mexico

Q: Which of the following issues did the Wilmot Proviso concern?
- slavery in territories acquired from Mexico
- slavery in areas affected by the Land Act of 1820
- slavery in free states that slaves might try escaping to
A: slavery in territories acquired from Mexico

Q: How did the Land Act of 1820 encourage settlers to move west?
- It allowed for the construction of roads and canals.
- It gave settlers the chance to buy land very cheaply.
- It offered free land for settlers willing to improve it.
A: It gave settlers the chance to buy land very cheaply.

Q: Which Congressman most vocally opposed the free soil position in the 1840s?
- John C. Calhoun
- Henry Clay
- David Wilmot
A: John C. Calhoun

Q: In which U.S. territory were the people given the option to choose whether or not they would allow slavery?
- the Oregon Territory
- the Minnesota Territory
- the Utah Territory
A: the Utah Territory

Q: Residents were allowed to decide whether or not their territory would allow slavery in which U.S. territory?
- the Oregon Territory
- the Minnesota Territory
- the Utah Territory
A: the Utah Territory