
Westward Expansion Quiz
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10th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the idea that God had given Americans the western lands and wanted them to settle there called?
Manifest Destiny
Louisiana Purchase
Monroe Doctrine
Oregon Trail
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What act passed in 1830 allowed squatters to claim land before it was surveyed and buy parcels of land cheaply?
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Preemption Act
Morrill Act
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What new tools and machines made farming in the West much easier and efficient, drawing more people to western lands to farm?
Telegraph and telephone
Iron or steel plows and the reaper
Steam engine and locomotive
Cotton gin and spinning jenny
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What led to hundreds of American families coming into Texas to claim the land offered by the Mexican government, causing conflicts and the Americanization of Texas?
Santa Fe Trail
Empresario system
California Gold Rush
Oregon Trail
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the response of the Mexican government to the conflicts caused by the Americanization of Texas?
Annexation of Texas by Mexico
Open borders and free trade agreements
Trade policies and immigration limits designed to hurt the United States
Military alliance with the United States
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the major event in 1849 that led to a massive influx of settlers to California?
The start of the Civil War
The California Gold Rush
The signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the route used by pioneers during the 19th century to emigrate from the eastern United States to the western United States?
The Appalachian Trail
The Oregon Trail
The Santa Fe Trail
The California Trail
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