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Unit 5 - Westward Expansion

Authored by Robert Miller

Social Studies

11th Grade

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Unit 5 - Westward Expansion
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which act provided free land to settlers willing to farm in the west for at least five years?

Pacific Railway Act

Homestead Act (1862)

Gold Rush Act

Northwest Ordinance

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What significant discovery in 1849 led to a massive movement of people to California?

Silver

Oil

Gold

Coal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was a major effect of population growth on Westward Expansion?

Decrease in land availability in the east

Increase in industrial jobs in the east

Reduction in immigration

Expansion of eastern urban centers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the main goal of Manifest Destiny in the context of Westward Expansion?

To limit the expansion to agricultural purposes only

To expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific

To establish military bases across the west

To promote trade with Asian countries

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What significant exploration occurred after the Louisiana Purchase?

Lewis and Clark explored the new territory

Columbus discovered the Pacific Ocean

The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth

Neil Armstrong landed on the moon

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the purpose of the Gadsden Purchase in 1854?

To build a railroad

To establish a new capital

To create a military base

To expand fishing rights

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What does it mean to annex a territory, as seen in the context of Texas in 1845?

To purchase land

To declare war

To add onto an existing territory

To negotiate a treaty

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