Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Americans thought the U.S. should expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. What idea made them think this way?

Destiny of Life

Manifest Destiny

The Promised Land

The Goals of the U.S.A.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the type of trade that started in the early 1800’s that attracted many men to go west and become known as “Mountain Men”

cattle trade, cows

agricultural trade, corn

fur trade, bear pelts

fur trade, beaver pelts

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What group of people spread religion out West to Native Americans and other pioneers?

rural folk

men of destiny

missionaries

cowboys

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did pioneer families take the Oregon Trail and go West?

participate in the fur trade

convert people to Christianity

acquire farmland/start a new life

all of these!

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did most pioneers make their journey West?

by foot

wagon and oxen

by train

boats and canoes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of the following best describes life on a western trail?

boring, dull, unexciting

simple, easy, relaxed

fun, safe, restful, exciting

slow, dangerous, exhausting, hazardous

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event in 1848 brought a rush of settlers to California?

new farmland acquired

fur traded exploded

silver was discovered

gold was discovered

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