Westward Expansion Unit Quiz

What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819? 

• Florida Purchase
• Thirteen Colonies
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon County

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

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

• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon
• California

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

President Andrew Jackson offered to pay for Native American land and give them more land west of the Mississippi River if they would leave.  What was this process called?

• Americanization Policy
• Indian Removal Act of 1830
• Westward Expansion
• Land Trade

As a result of Westward Expansion, what tragic event took the lives of over one third of the Native American people as they moved to Indian reservations?

• The Trail of Tears
• The War for Independence
• The French and Indian War
• The War of 1812

How did many Americans act on their belief that the United States in the nineteenth century had a manifest destiny?

• Many settlers moved west to start a new life.
• Many farmers switched from food crops to cash crops.
• Many businesses expanded and added new employees.
• Many women demanded equality and the right to vote.

Which modern-day states can be found in the Louisiana Purchase?

• New Mexico & Kansas
• Kansas & Nebraska
• Louisiana & New Mexico 
• Nebraska & Illinois

Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase?

• James Monroe bought it
• It doubled the size of the U.S.
• We bought it from Spain
• All of these are true

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