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Core Knowledge: Westward Expansion before the Civil War

Authored by Ashley Tidwell

Social Studies

3rd - 4th Grade

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Core Knowledge:  Westward Expansion before the Civil War
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Daniel Boone?

a famous lawmaker

a famous frontiersman who cleared the Wilderness Trail

a famous American soldier

a great American president

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Daniel Boone's main contribution to America?

He explored the Louisiana territory

He widened the Wilderness Trail through Cumberland Gap

He became the first pioneer president

He was the first person ever in Kentucky

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the fastest way to travel in the early 1800s?

car

plane

train

boat

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the United States get the Louisiana territory?

They beat the French army.

They bought it from Mexico.

They bought it from France.

The U.S. conquered the Mexican army to take the land.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two men did President Jefferson send to head the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

Simon and Garfunkel

Sonny and Cher

Lewis and Clark

Barnum and Bailey

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Sacagawea aid the Corp of Discovery?

She cooked and cleaned for the men.

She organized a hunting party and arranged for childcare.

She served as a guide and an interpreter.

She helped the men row their boats.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Clermont and why was it significant?

The Clermont was a anti-slavery book published to help Abraham Lincoln get elected President.

The Clermont was a play that was written discussing the advances in the railroad in 1836.

The Clermont was the first successful steamboat.

The Clermont was the first locomotive.

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