Westward Expansion Test

Westward Expansion Test

6th Grade

11 Qs

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Westward Expansion Test

Westward Expansion Test

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?

One hundred dollars

15 thousand dollars

15 million dollars

No money was exchanged instead they traded gold for the land

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.

lumber to build houses

plots of land

seeds to grow crops

wagons to travel out west

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

To meet and trade with the Native Americans

To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River

To pan for gold in the rivers

To map out a trail through the Appalachian Mountains

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lewis and Clark were the first to reach the ____________________ by land?

Atlantic Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

Hudson River

Pacific Ocean

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the Westward Expansion the United States more than doubled in size.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Manifest Destiny was the idea that...

Americans were put here by God to expand from ocean to ocean

Americans were looking for fights

Settlers wanted to push Native Americans off land

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lewis and Clark had another person who helped guide them and translate Native American languages. Who was it?

Appalachian

Sacagawea

Lincoln

Merriweather

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