What was the Alamo originally before it was converted into a fort?
American Westward Expansion Quiz

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Tony Madsen
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Church
School
Market
Hospital
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Charlotte and Daniel bought a large piece of land on the Great Plains. What was the purpose of the barbed wire they used on their land?
To prevent soil erosion
To build shelters
To fence in their land
To keep out wild animals like the ones Mason warned them about
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were clipper ships primarily used for?
Military operations
Fishing
Exploration of new lands
Transporting goods and people to the West Coast
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary occupation of cowboys during the late 1800s?
Miners
Farmers
Soldiers
Cattle handlers
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who were the emigrants/pioneers and traders traveling the Oregon Trail?
People seeking farmland
Mormons escaping religious discrimination
Cattle handlers
Gold-seekers and farmers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
To establish new trade routes
To expand the military presence
To promote industrialization
To encourage westward settlement
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the president that oversaw the Mexican-American War and territorial expansion of the US?
Andrew Jackson
James Polk
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
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