Westward Expansion Test

1) What does 'Westward Expansion' mean in U.S. history?

• The amount of people that went out for food

• How America expanded its territory across the country

• How ideas influenced people across the world

2) How many colonies did America begin with?

• 10

• 13

• 18

3) Who sold the land West of the Mississippi River to the

U.S.?

• British

• South Americans

• The French

4) Thomas Jefferson purchased this territory from France.

• The Deal of the Century

• The Ohio Purchase

• The Louisiana Purchase

5) Which river did Lewis and Clark begin their journey in?

• Mississippi

• Columbia

• Missouri

6) People who journeyed to California seeking gold after its discovery

• Forty-nines

• British

• Asian-Americans

7) When was the California Gold Rush?

• 1920

• 1849

• 1879

8) How did the early pioneers find their way while traveling West?

• Followed trails

• Following the setting sun

• Satellite navigation systems

9) What happened to many Native Americans during Westward Expansion?

• Their buffalo were killed.

• Forced to move from their homes.

• Died from diseases brought over by the Europeans.

• All of the above.

10) What were families or individuals that traveled west in search of wealth and new land called?

• Pioneers

• British

• Native Americans