Westward Expansion Test

How did most people travel to the west?

• Boat
• Horseback
• Car
• Covered Wagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories

• removal of European influence from South America

• expansion of the US westward to the Pacific Ocean

• secession of southern states from the nation

In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?

• one hundred dollars

• 15 thousand dollars

• 15 million dollars

• no money was exchanged instead they traded gold for the land.

The most popular route people travelled along to move west was?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Oregon Trail

• The Mississippi Expedition

• The Rocky Mountain Trail

Traders took this trail to sell their tools, cloth, religious items and jewelry.

• Mormon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Santa Anna Trail

The name given to the group of pioneers who went to California during the Gold Rush which began in 1849:

• Forty Niners

• Golden Nuggets

• Golden Arches

• Seventy Sixers

The discover of gold in the California territory leads to a massive immigration of settlers onto the land to get rich quick

• Gold Rush

• Oregon Trail

• Mormon movement

• Crypto Craze

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What city did the Oregon Trail start?

• Houston, Texas

• Independence, Missouri

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

This route was used by a religious group seeking religious freedom. They eventually settled in Salt Lake City, Utah.

• The Mormon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• The Oregon Trail

• The Houston Trail

The __________ Gold Rush brought lots of settlers west who wanted to get rich. Once the gold mines dried up, they moved away to look for more. This left towns deserted and empty, which later became known as ________ towns.

• California, boom

• California, ghost

• Texas, ghost

• Utah, ghost