Westward Expansion in the United States- video

What was the population of the United States in the year 1800?

• 5.3 million

• 10 million

• 20 million

• 50 million

Which treaty formally acknowledged the newly created Republic of the United States and established its borders?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Northwest Ordinance

Who led the scientific and cartographic expedition to explore and map the newly acquired Louisiana Territory?

• William Clark

• Meriwether Lewis

• Brigham Young

• Daniel Boone

What event in May 1846 led to the United States declaring war on Mexico?

• Homestead Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Mexican-American War

• California Gold Rush

Which development occurred around the same time as the Treaty of Mexico was being finalized?

• Establishment of the Mormon settlement in Utah

• Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• Discovery of gold in California

• Discovery of oil

When did the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad conjoin to complete the first Transcontinental Railroad?

• 1869

• 1863

• 1876

• 1850

What act offered parcels of federally owned land for as little as 1.25 cents per acre?

• Homestead Act

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Ordinance

• Indian Removal Act

Which group of people became known as the 49ers as they started arriving in California in large numbers in 1849?

• Railroad workers

• Native Americans

• Mormons

• Gold prospectors

Who were the mountain men who plied the Great Rivers of the region and earned a living as hunters and collectors of animal furs?

• Butch Cassidy

• Sundance Kid

• Jesse James

• Jim Bridger

Which Native American leader led bands of warriors on the warpath to ambush and raid American targets in Arizona and New Mexico?

• Wyatt Earp

• Geronimo

• Crazy Horse

• Sitting Bull