
Westward Expansion
Authored by David Rinearson
Social Studies
5th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.
lumber to build houses
plots of land
seeds to grow crops
wagons to travel out west
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
To meet and trade with the Native Americans
To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River
To pan for gold in the rivers
To map out a trail through the Appalachian Mountains
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lewis and Clark were the first to reach the ____________________ by land?
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Hudson River
Pacific Ocean
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The United States government forced many Native American tribes to relocate to different areas called Indian Reservations so that…
white settlers could move on that land
they to turn the land into National Parks
they could build cabins as rest stops in the mountains
they could sell the land to Mexico
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During the Westward Expansion the United States more than doubled in size.
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Louisiana Purchase was when the United States bought a huge piece of land from France in 1803
True
False
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