Westward Expansion

The hope of getting rich in the California Gold Rush motivated people to head out west.

• True

• False

Which President is associated with the Indian

Removal Act?

• Andrew Johnson

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

Which piece of legislation caused the Trail of Tears?

• Dawes Act

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Indian Removal Act

Which of the following connected the Eastern US to the Western US?

• Erie Canal

• Mississippi River

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Gulf of Mexico

Which is the Louisiana Purchase?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which is the Gadsden Purchase?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Which is the Texas Annexation?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

• mountains
• crossing rivers
• the great plains
• all of the above

Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

• NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty

• NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers

• NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills

• NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

How were the Native Americans economically affected by displacement?

• They profited from gold found on their reservations

• Their families were separated from their children

• They lived comfortably on reservations

• Many suffered from poverty and starvation