Matching - Select the best answer.

Question

(4 points)
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Provided the U.S. with land to expand the Transcontinental Railroad
Belief the U.S. should own land from coast to coast; caused by population boom and desire to acquire resources on new land
Officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War and established new border between the U.S. and Mexico

Doubled the size of the U.S.; allowed for westward expansion

Gadsden PurchaseManifest DestinyLouisiana PurchaseTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Question 2
2

Many Chinese immigrants came to the United States to -

(1 point)
Responses

search for gold in Sutter's Mill
search for gold in Sutter's Mill

work on cotton plantations
work on cotton plantations

escape a country-wide famine
escape a country-wide famine

create new religious communities
create new religious communities
Question 3
3

Which location on the map was purchased to complete construction of a transcontinental railroad?

Determine if the reason for immigration applied to Irish or Chinese immigrants or to both groups.

Select the correct answer in each row.

(3 points)
Reason for Immigration Irish Chinese Both
Work in California goldfields

Future economic prosperity

Widespread famine due to the loss of a staple crop

Question 5
5

Study the Vinn Diagram below and answer the question that follows:

Texas:
annexed by the united states in 1845
Settlers attracted by free land

California:
Ceded to the united states in 1848
Settlers attracted by gold

Both:
?

Which of the following best completed the diagram above?

(1 point)
Responses

Slaveholding state
Slaveholding state

Bordered by the Pacific
Bordered by the Pacific

Formerly part of Mexico
Formerly part of Mexico

Dependent on heavy industry
Dependent on heavy industry

Answer 1

Here are the answers matching the responses with the questions:

Question 1

• Provided the U.S. with land to expand the Transcontinental Railroad: Gadsden Purchase
• Belief the U.S. should own land from coast to coast; caused by population boom and desire to acquire resources on new land: Manifest Destiny
• Officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War and established new border between the U.S. and Mexico: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Doubled the size of the U.S.; allowed for westward expansion: Louisiana Purchase

Question 2

Many Chinese immigrants came to the United States to -

• search for gold in Sutter's Mill

Question 3

Determine if the reason for immigration applied to Irish or Chinese immigrants or to both groups.

• Work in California goldfields: Chinese
• Future economic prosperity: Both
• Widespread famine due to the loss of a staple crop: Irish

Question 5

Which of the following best completed the diagram above?

• Formerly part of Mexico