Westward Expansion Vocabulary

The Lewis and Clark Expedition had several goals, but one goal that it did not achieve was:

• a) Reaching the Pacific Ocean.

• b) Finding a water route called the Northwest Passage.

• c) Learning about the land, plants, and animals of the West.

• d) Meeting many Native American tribes.

Industrialization refers to:

• a) the shift from an agricultural to a manufacturing-based economy

• b) the rise of agriculture as the primary economic activity

• c) the process of making goods by hand

• d) the decline of cities and the growth of rural areas

The primary goal of the abolition movement was to:

• a) end the practice of slavery

• b) secure voting rights for women

• c) prohibit the consumption of alcohol

• d) expand suffrage to all citizens

Pull factors are:

• a) reasons that attract people to a new country

• b) reasons that encourage people to leave their home country

• c) laws that restrict immigration

• d) policies that promote industrialization

Suffrage refers to:

• a) the right to vote

• b) freedom of speech

• c) protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

• d) the right to a fair trial

The telegraph was:

• a) a device for long-distance communication using Morse code

• b) a machine that revolutionized the textile industry

• c) a mode of transportation that connected the East Coast to the Midwest

• d) a weapon used during the Civil War

Famine is:

• a) a widespread shortage of food

• b) a type of government

• c) a religious movement

• d) a style of art

A fort is:

• a) a military post or stronghold, often used for defense or as a base for exploration

• b) a type of ship used for long-distance trade

• c) a machine used in the production of textiles during the Industrial Revolution

• d) a political party that opposed the expansion of slavery in the U.S.

Push factors are:

• a) reasons that encourage people to leave their home country

• b) reasons that attract people to a new country

• c) laws that restrict immigration

• d) policies that promote industrialization

Annexation is:

• a) the act of adding territory to a country

• b) a treaty between two nations

• c) the process of becoming a U.S. citizen

• d) a type of tax on imported goods