American Westward Expansion Quiz

What were American settlers in search of when they moved west?

• Gold and silver

• Land and opportunity

• Political power

• Religious freedom

What did the settlers do to the land when they established homes in the west?

• They built factories

• They left the land untouched

• They turned pastures into farmlands

• They created nature reserves

What was a consequence of settlers establishing themselves in the Appalachian region?

• It led to a technological boom

• It resulted in conflict with the area's native people

• It caused a decline in agricultural activities

• It improved relations with European countries

What were the new settlers and Native Americans competing for according to the text?

• Political power

• Land and resources

• Religious freedom

• Trade routes

What was the result of the growing tensions between the settlers and Native Americans?

• A peaceful resolution

• A conflict that changed the nation forever

• The settlers abandoning their dream

• The natives giving up their land willingly

What increased as the number of settlers grew?

• Economic prosperity

• Tensions

• Cooperation between settlers and natives

• The size of native tribes

What did the settlers dream of?

• Discovering new lands

• A better life

• Establishing trade with the natives

• Learning from the natives

What did the natives desire to do?

• Learn from the settlers

• Protect their lands

• Trade with the settlers

• Move to new territories

Who signed the Indian Removal Act into law?

• President George Washington

• President Thomas Jefferson

• President Andrew Jackson

• President Abraham Lincoln

What was the primary purpose of the Indian Removal Act?

• To grant Native Americans U.S. citizenship

• To allow the U.S. military to remove Native Americans from the Southeast

• To establish reservations for Native Americans

• To provide financial aid to Native American tribes