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Westward Expansion

Authored by Marisa Salasky

History

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which territory became an independent republic before it was added to the US?

Oregon

Louisiana

Texas

Florida

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which territory was added as a result of the Mexican War?

California
Florida
Oregon
Louisiana

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which territory was originally owned by Britain and the US but the US got the land south of the 49th parallel.

California

Florida

Oregon

Louisiana

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which was NOT an economic opportunity that existed in the west?

Gold
Logging
Silk production
Farming

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What trails were developed as people moved west?

Appalachian and Tuscarora
Oregon and Santa Fe
Pacific Crest and John Muir
Heyduke and Ozark

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the term for the idea that expansion was the right of the US?

Manifest Destiny
Righteous Growth
Sovereign Development
Due Process

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were Boom Towns?

Towns that were developed when gold and silver was found in a particular place. 
Towns that were abandoned after the gold and silver mines were depleted.
Towns where dynamite was found
Towns where loud sounds were often heard.

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