American Westward Expansion Quiz

Who cleared a trail through Cumberland Gap?

• Andrew Jackson

• Brigham Young

• Daniel Boone

• Samuel Morse

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

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

Which invention is attributed to Samuel Morse?

• Telegraph

• Pacific Railroad

• Pony Express

• Transcontinental Railroad

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.

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

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