American Westward Expansion Quiz

American Westward Expansion Quiz

5th Grade

7 Qs

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American Westward Expansion Quiz

American Westward Expansion Quiz

Assessment

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Social Studies

5th Grade

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who cleared a trail through Cumberland Gap?

Andrew Jackson

Brigham Young

Daniel Boone

Samuel Morse

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Oregon Trail?

For trade, moving cattle, and military

To find religious freedom

For people looking for Manifest Destiny

Used by 49ers in search of gold

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Indian Removal Act entail?

A law to move indigenous peoples from the southeast to west of the Mississippi River

A law funding a railroad across the west

A law giving citizens free land in the west

A law that settled a land dispute between the United States and Great Britain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which invention is attributed to Samuel Morse?

Telegraph

Pacific Railroad

Pony Express

Transcontinental Railroad

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Battle of the Alamo?

It was a battle fought over land in Texas.

It was a battle where General Santa Anna from Mexico battled with Texan citizens and won.

It was a battle that led to the invention of the telegraph.

It was a battle that started the Gold Rush.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Homestead Act provide?

Free land in the west for citizens

A trail for religious freedom

A trail mostly used by 49ers in search of gold

A law to fund the construction of a transcontinental telegraph line

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Seminole Wars?

To explore California when gold was discovered

To fight the U.S. for their land in Florida

To deliver news and mail via the Pony Express

To connect the U.S. from east to west by railroad