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Westward Expansion

Authored by Jay Jensen

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

It had no noticeable effect on the United States
It doubled the nation’s size
It reduced the nation’s size by half
It caused a war between the U.S. and France

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is true about the cotton gin?

It reduced the need for slaves
Made cotton production shrink in the United States.
Increased communication across the country
Resulted in the spread of slavery in the South

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In July 1803, The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from ______________.

The British
The French
The Spanish
Native Americans

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the main message of this 1872 painting titled American Progress?

All Americans should be free and slavery should be abolished
The natural resources of the country should be preserved
Women should have the same rights as men, including voting rights
Westward expansion is America's “manifest destiny”

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who sent the Corps of Discovery (Lewis and Clark) on their expedition?

Zachary Taylor
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the greatest geographical challenge for people migrating to the west on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails?

Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River
Erie Canal
Rocky Mountains

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which pioneer(s) had a mountain peak named after him in the Colorado Rocky Mountains?

Daniel Boone
Lewis and Clark
Zebulon Pike
Henry Hudson

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