Westward Expansion Quiz

Which trail was used by pioneers to travel to the Oregon Territory?

• Santa Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

• Mormon Pioneer Trail

Which territory did the United States acquire from France in 1803?

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Florida

• Alaska

What was the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent?

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Expansion

• Industrial Revolution

• Great Migration

Which act provided free land to settlers in the West?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Morrill Act

Which trail was used by traders to transport goods between Missouri and Santa Fe?

• Santa Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

• Mormon Pioneer Trail

Which president was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

• To encourage settlement in the West

• To promote industrialization in the East

• To expand slavery in the South

• To establish Native American reservations

Which trail was used by Mormons to travel to Utah?

• Santa Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

• Mormon Pioneer Trail

Which act aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Morrill Act

What was the nickname given to the people who traveled to California in search of gold?

• Forty-Niners

• Pioneers

• Frontiersmen

• Miners