Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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Michelle Trotter

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This painting was completed in 1864, just before the end of the Civil War. At that time, what idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans?

The need to establish national parks
The threat of industrial pollution
The abundance of wildlife
The promise of a new beginning for the nation.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

A
B
C
D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million 
the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which quotation from this letter reveals the main reason for the surge in Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century?

“I am exceedingly well pleased at coming to this land of plenty.”
“I would advise all my friends to quit Ireland. . . .”
“What you labour for is sweetened by contentment and happiness. . . .”
“There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to

obey the Book of Mormon
prosper in the fur trade
seek out religious freedom
gold

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Florida Purchase
Thirteen Colonies
Mexican Cession
Oregon County

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture? 

Florida Purchase
Thirteen Colonies
Mexican Cession
Oregon County

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