Unit 7 Westward Expansion Test Review

One reason the year 1803 is significant in U.S. history is because —

• the United States doubled in size

• Congress passed the Naturalization Act

• the Transcontinental Railroad was completed

• Great Britain declared war on the United States

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• 1789

• 1803

• 1812

• 1861

How does the artist demonstrate a belief in Manifest Destiny?

• Women are shown leading pioneers to new lands.

• Farmers are shown plowing land and hunting animals.

• Pioneers are shown moving west bringing new technologies.

• American Indians are shown as rebelling against the new settlers.

One reason California achieved statehood earlier than other territories in the American Southwest was —

• a population boom related to the California gold rush

• a series of terrible winters across the Rocky Mountains

• a transcontinental railroad linking the East with the West

• a threat of raids along the border of New Mexico Territory

A chief factor pulling many Europeans immigrants to the United States during the nineteenth century was —

• to acquire cheap land

• to obtain voting rights

• to gain religious converts

• to escape indentured servitude

Sacagawea contributed to the Lewis and Clark expedition by —

• investing the initial money to fund the trip

• acting as a translator and guide for the group

• journaling the adventures for newspaper articles

• constructing most river ships from local materials

What was the main reason the Chinese came to the U.S.?

• To help build the railroad

• To setup small farms

• In search for gold

• To setup factories

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.

• to the north
• to the south
• to the west
• to the east

The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.

• $12 million
• $250 million
• $15 million
• $32 million