
Westward expansion
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the 3rd President of the United States?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
To find a trade route to Asia
To establish trade with Native American tribes
To claim land for the British Crown
To map a route to the Pacific and gather information on the new land
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the U.S.?
Tripled it
Made no significant change
Doubled it
Reduced it
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which territory was acquired by the U.S. following the Mexican War?
Mexican Cession
California
Texas
Louisiana
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason for the California Gold Rush?
The need for agricultural land
Discovery of gold in 1848
Expansion of the railroad
Discovery of oil
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary function of the Erie Canal?
To connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
To provide irrigation for farmland
To serve as a defensive moat
To connect the Hudson River at Albany with the Great Lakes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significance of the Dawes Act of 1887?
It granted women the right to vote
It allowed the federal government to break up native lands
It initiated the American Civil War
It allowed for the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
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