Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

6th - 12th Grade

16 Qs

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6th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?

Texas

Louisiana

Oregon

California

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?

Texas

Louisiana

Oregon

California

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Meriwether Lewis and James Madison

William Clark and Thomas Jefferson

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

The Gold Rush

The Gold Movement

Goldilocks

Gold Gathering

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following skills would be a necessary skill for taking a long trip across unchartered land?

Making Maps

Navigation of land and rivers

Knowledge of plants, animals, and medicine for survival

All of these skills would be essential for making such a journey

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

On the Oregon Trail, which type of transportation was most common?

trucks

steamboats

canoes

wagon trains

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did people head west to California beginning in 1848?

to join calvary and help fight Native Americans

Gold was discovered so people hoped to become rich.

Oil was discovered so people wanted to drill for it and become rich.

the US capital was being moved to California

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