
Western Expansion Quizizz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of Mexican people living in the Southwest when the United States took over the territory?
Mexicanos
Mexicans
Spanishos
Spaniards
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What area of the United States is shown in the example?
Northeast
Southeast
Northwest
Southwest
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is something that one culture gives to another that helps them advance?
Cultural theft
Contribution
Cultural gift
Manifest Destiny
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What economic resource shown here was a driving force in Westward Expansion, allowing people to "get rich quick?"
Copper
Quartz
Gold
Silver
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The driving belief of Americans in the 1800's that stated they had a right and duty to expand into the West.
Manifest Destiny
American Truth
American Dream
American Destiny
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group of people already lived in the American West and were displaced by American settlers?
French Colonists
Native Americans
Mexican Immigrants
Spanish Colonists
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What purchase was made by the United States Government that acquired the land seen in this image?
The Louisiana Purchase
The Great Purchase
The French Purchase
The Middle Purchase
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