
Westward Expansion
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Social Studies
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The United States acquired (gained) land in all of these ways EXCEPT through
War
Treaties
Settlement
Inheritance
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one reason the United States wanted to acquire (buy) Florida?
To increase the population
To end raids on Georgia farms by Seminoles
To control the Mississippi
To provide a short route to Europe
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these was the biggest motivation for settlers to travel to Oregon Country?
Gold deposits
Fertile farmland
Religious freedom
Canadian citizenship
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To map out the new territory acquired by the U.S.
To establish friendly relations with the native people
To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean
All of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the biggest cause of the Mexican-American War?
The election of James Polk
The Gadsden Purchase
The U.S. annexation of Texas
The U.S. invasion of California
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT an example of a negative consequence of the California Gold Rush?
Most people were not willing to leave the east and few came to California looking for gold
Native people were pushed off their land and their population dramatically decresed
Chinese immigrants faced discrimination in the gold mines
African Americnas did not receive the same civil rights as citizens
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the U.S. buy the Gadsden Purchase in 1854?
To end the Mexican-American War
To avoid war with Mexico
To build a railroad to California
To spread slavery west
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