Westward Expansion Quiz

Westward Expansion Quiz

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Westward Expansion Quiz

Westward Expansion Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Stella Baily

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Missouri Compromise Line?

37° 30'

36° 30'

38° 30'

35° 30'

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event led to the region of Kansas being known as 'Bleeding Kansas'?

Violence between abolitionists and slave owners

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Gold Rush

Mexican-American War

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

To expand the Missouri Compromise Line

To outlaw the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

To annex California as a slave state

To allow slavery in all new territories

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which territory applied for statehood first in the region west of the Mississippi River?

Missouri

California

Nebraska

Kansas

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main cause of the disagreements over slavery in the new territories?

Economic differences

Cultural differences

Political differences

Geographical differences

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the U.S. and Mexico war from 1846-1848?

U.S. outlawed the slave trade

U.S. acquired California Territory

California became a slave state

Mexico claimed Texas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

To repeal the Missouri Compromise Line

To create two new states

To expand the U.S. territory

To decide the fate of slavery through voting

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