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Westward Expansion Test

Authored by Danielle Ingalls

History

5th - 6th Grade

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Westward Expansion Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What year did the United States purchase Oregon from the British?

1846

1803

1818

1845

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What did the area shaded in orange on the map above let President Thomas Jefferson do for the country?

He could now trade freely with France.

He doubled the size of the United States.

He could put Indians on reservations since we owned the land.

He could protect the country better from the west.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who explored the area that the United States gained as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

Pocahontas and John Smith

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Lewis and Clark

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The route shown on the map extended from the -

James River to the Pacific Ocean

Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

Ohio River to the Pacific Ocean

Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who sold the Louisiana territory?

King George III of England

Lakota Indians of the Great Plains

Napoleon Bonaparte

Thomas Jefferson of the United States

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group did westward expansion affect most negatively?

Native Americans

European immigrants

Southern farmers

African Americans

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which event led to the rapid growth of California?

People wanted jobs in the booming automobile industry in San Francisco

Millions of Native Americans traveled the Trail of Tears to California reservations

The discovery of gold convinced people to travel west and start gold mining

The Erie Canal opened and made transportation easier and faster

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