Westward Expansion

What’s inside

• The belief that the United States had a special mission to occupy territory across the continent was known as [____].
• Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States acquired a large portion of the present-day Southwest after…
• Match each acquisition or agreement with the year in which it occurred.
• Match each route or transportation development with its primary western destination or connection.
• Match each group with its connection to westward expansion.
• Match each federal policy or law with its main consequence during westward expansion.
• Which agreement most directly established the 49th parallel as part of the U.S.-Canada boundary in the Pacific…
• What was the primary purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?