Westward Expansion Test Review

Westward Expansion Test Review

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Westward Expansion Test Review

Westward Expansion Test Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Social

-Women moving west following men who went looking for gold.


Economic

-Santa Fe Trail is used to bring manufactured goods to the southwest.


Political

-?

The Mormons moving to Utah to safely live and practice their religion.

Farmers moving to the Oregon Territory because of fertile land.

Americans fighting a war with Mexican to try and gain land.

Settlers crossing the Appalachian Mountains to settle in the Northwest Territory.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"... to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions."

Manifest Destiny

Urbanization

Expansion of slavery

Nativism

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Henry David Thoreau was arrested and imprisoned for refusing to pay his taxes. This act of defiance was a direct result of his opposition to -

relocation of Native Americans.

slavery and the Mexican War.

dangerous conditions in urban areas

industrialization in the west.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What group brought their customs, population, and made lasting contributions to the U.S. by extracting metals and minerals and building a railroad?

Chinese

Missionaries

49ers

Mormons

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did policies made by the Confederation Congress under the Articles of Confederation influence westward expansion?

Gave the U.S. a system to follow for admitting new states as it grew.

Created a law that prohibited the expansion of slavery into new territories.

Set up transportation systems designed to connect western states to the northeast.

Established laws against European countries claiming land in North America.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the acquisition of the Gadsden Purchase impact the growth of the United States?

Allowed for an easy trade route into Mexico

Prompted the belief in Manifest Destiny

Expanded trade between the south and west

Relocated Natives to avoid further conflicts

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

54-40 or Fight


James K. Polk's presidential slogan regarding the Oregon Territory.

What actually happened with this land?

The U.S. took all of the Oregon Territory in the war against Great Britain at the 54-40th parallel.

The U.S. split the Oregon Territory with Great Britain at the 49-40th parallel.

The U.S. offered to purchase the Oregon Territory from Great Britain for $15 million.

The U.S. fought against Great Britain and lost, therefore losing all claims to the Oregon Territory.

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