Westward Expansion: Friday Quick Check

Multiple Choice

What territory was acquired in 1783 after the American Revolution?

• Area 1

• Area 4

• Area 3

• Area 2

Multiple Choice

Which geographic feature was the boundary line between the United States in 1783 and the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

Multiple Choice

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

• that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

• that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

• that we would be dragged into another war.

• that it provided instructions on how to add new states to the U.S. in the future.

Multiple Choice

True or False, The Northwest Territories would have banned Slavery.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a reason settlers moved west?

• wanting a fresh start or adventure

• potential for a better life 

• the idea of land ownership 

• the government forced them 

Multiple Choice

Why did so many people end up traveling West?

• They felt like it

• To view the wildlife

• Manifest Destiny

Multiple Choice

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

• Mississippi River

• Pacific Ocean

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Lakes

Multiple Choice

The Angel in the painting "American Progress" best represents...

• United States Destiny in the West

• Religious Migration to Utah

• Homesteaders

• Removal of the Native Americans to Oklahoma

Multiple Choice

Which territory was annexed to the United States following ten years of being "The Lonestar republic"?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

What did California and Texas have in common?

• Both would enter the Union as slave states.

• Both would enter the Union as free states.

• Both were former Mexican territories.

• Both were jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain.

Multiple Choice

This map shows a pattern of migration that resulted from-

• buffalo hunting

• the demand for labor to build a railroad

• the discovery of gold in California

• the revolution in Texas

Multiple Choice

What territory was acquired through negotiation with Britain and is number 6 on the map (Canada was British at this time)?

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Territory

• United States Territory

• 13 Original Colonies

​Some groups, like the Mormons, felt they could not freely practice their religion, so they moved West to find a new place to live.

Multiple Choice

Who were the Mormons?

• The people who rushed here when gold was found in California

• Religious group who fled to Utah to escape persecution

• Mexican General

Multiple Choice

This innovation made travel westward quicker and more efficient in the 1800s

• Eisenhower Expressway System
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Oklahoma Sooners
• Gold Rush

Multiple Choice

Which statement about Westward Expansion is most accurate?

• Westward Expansion had positive effects

• westward expansion had both positive and negative effects

• westward expansion did not effect the U.S.

Multiple Choice

The beauty and power of the natural landscapes of the United States influenced artists with which school?

• The New York School

• The Hudson River School

• The Hanson River School

• The Mississippi River School

Multiple Choice

How were the protesters of the Boston Tea Party and Henry David Thoreau similar?

• both believed in violence

• both protested taxation without representation

• both used the idea of civil disobedience

• both had an African American die for their cause