American Westward Expansion Quiz

American Westward Expansion Quiz

8th Grade

25 Qs

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American Westward Expansion Quiz

American Westward Expansion Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Tony Madsen

Used 27+ times

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Alamo originally before it was converted into a fort?

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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