Westward Expansion Quiz

What event marked the forced relocation of Native American tribes resulting in the journey known as the Trail of Tears?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Indian Removal Act

• Erie Canal

Which historical purchase was made by the United States from Mexico, which included parts of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Alaska Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was the significant agreement called that ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in the U.S. acquiring territories including California and Nevada?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Versailles

• Gadsden Purchase

Which term describes the belief that the expansion of the US throughout the North American continent was both justified and inevitable?

• Industrial Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

• American Exceptionalism

• Colonialism

What was the Trail of Tears?

• A path used by gold miners to reach California

• The route taken by American troops during the Mexican-American War

• The forced relocation of Native American tribes to Indian Territory

• The journey of settlers moving westward to claim land

Which term describes how Texas was added to the United States?

• conquest

• annex

• colonization

• exploration

What is the name of the man-made waterway that connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River and then to the Atlantic Ocean?

• Panama Canal
• Buffalo River
• Niagara Falls
• Erie Canal

Which group of people helped build the Erie Canal?

• the French immigrants
• the Irish immigrants
• the Dutch immigrants
• the Polish immigrants

Indigenous people were forced to move west by Americans who wanted their lands in the eastern part of North America. What does INDIGENOUS mean?

• native

• immigrant

• colonist

• women

Which U.S. President signed the Indian Removal Act, leading to the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans?

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt