Going West Quiz 2

Which statement describes Manifest Destiny?

• American Indians ruined the land and needed to be removed.

• It was the mission of the U.S. to expand across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

• North American land originally belonged to the ancestors of the U.S. citizens.

• The discovery of gold in the West would help the U.S. become a world power.

The Homestead Act was written to encourage people to

• move to eastern cities

• move to Texas and Central America

• settle and farm western lands

• all of the answers

How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States?

• It limited trade within the original colonies.

• It doubled the size of the country.

• It stopped western settlements.

• It raised taxes on goods made locally.

As a result of the Lewis and Clark expedition, what lands did the United States claim?

• Oregon  Territory

• California

• Mexico

• All of the answers

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

• 1900s

• 1800s

• 1600s

• 1780s

The most famous route West was the ---

• Oregon Trail

• Washington Trail

• Missouri Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers

• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy

• Allowed people to live in places farther away and still get the supplies they needed

• All of the above

What happened during the Gold Rush?

• People from all over the world moved to California

• The merchants or people who sold supplies got rich

• Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich

• All of the above

The Mexican Cession is land that the United States took as a result of:

• annexation
• the War with Mexico
• a treaty with Britain
• the Mexican Revolution

California & Florida were both formerly part of which country?

• Spain

• England

• France

• United States