Westward Expansion Quiz

What was the belief that fueled the 19th-century expansion of the United States to the West?

• Karma Destiny

• Fortune Predestination

• Fate Determination

• Destiny Manifest

In what year did Lewis and Clark's expedition begin from St. Louis?

• 1802

• 1804

• 1806

• 1808

What was the name of the historic 2,170-mile-long route for westward migration?

• California Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Mormon Trail

• Oregon Trail

What event in 1849 attracted people from worldwide to the Western region in hopes of striking it rich?

• Texas Oil Boom

• Nevada Silver Rush

• Alaska Gold Rush

• California Gold Rush

In what year was the Transcontinental Railroad completed, connecting the East and West coasts?

• 1863

• 1865

• 1867

• 1869

What did the Homestead Act of 1862 provide to settlers willing to develop and improve it?

• Government-owned land

• Cash incentives

• Free transportation

• Industrial equipment

What was the consequence of westward expansion on Native American tribes?

• Displacement and mistreatment

• Cultural preservation

• Land acquisition

• Economic prosperity

What did westward expansion lead to in terms of the United States' growth and national development?

• Regression

• Acquisition of vast territories

• Decline

• Stagnation