Module 11 Test Review - Westward Expansion - 8th Grade

In what year did the Louisiana Purchase occur?

• 1801

• 1802

• 1803

• 1804

Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to the growth of the US?

• it extended the borders of the country to the Pacific Ocean

• it roughly doubled the size of the country

• it acquired ports for new trading partners in Europe

• it nearly tripled the size of the country

What was the reason people took the Mormon Trail?

• religious freedom

• fertile land

• trade

What was the reason people took the Oregon Trail?

• fertile land

• religious freedom

• trade

What was the reason people took the Santa Fe Trail?

• fertile land

• religious freedom

• trade

Why was the Cattle Kingdom important?

• it encouraged mass migration from the South

• it allowed for an orderly settlement on the Great Plains

• it provided an important food supply for a growing population in the East

• it provided an important source of employment for thousands of people in the West

Which of these were effects of the transcontinental railroad? (Choose 3)

• more expensive shipping rates

• faster transportation between regions

• more raw materials shipped to the East

• increased public ownership of land

• more manufactured goods shipped to the West

Which ethnic group did the majority of the work on the Central Pacific Railroad?

• Chinese

• Irish

• Spanish

• French

• Japanese

Which ethnic group did the majority of the work on the Union Pacific Railroad?

• Chinese

• Irish

• Spanish

• French

• Japanese

Which of these events is considered the last major incident between the US Army and Native Americans on the Great Plains?

• Long Walk

• Treaty at Fort Laramie

• Battle of the Little Bighorn

• Wounded Knee Massacre