Exploration and Expansion in the West Study Quiz

Native Americans were forced by the US Army to leave their homes and march to Indian Territory. What was the journey called?

• The Trail of Tears

• Inventions, Roads, Railroads

• Louisiana Purchase

• Indian Removal Act

The United States paid $15 million to France for the territory in 1803.

• The Trail of Tears

• Inventions, Roads, Railroads

• Louisiana Purchase

• Indian Removal Act

The law that forced Native Americans to relocate to the Indian Territory in modern-day Oklahoma.

• The Trail of Tears

• Inventions, Roads, Railroads

• Louisiana Purchase

• Indian Removal Act

All of these made life easier for Americans in the 1800s.

• The Trail of Tears

• Inventions, Roads, Railroads

• Louisiana Purchase

• Indian Removal Act

Which US President signed the Indian Removal Act into law?

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Madison

What was the primary reason for the forced relocation of Native Americans during the 1830s?

• To expand the amount of territory the United States owned

• To find new trade routes

• To establish new military bases

• To explore new territories

Which Native American tribe was most affected by the Trail of Tears?

• Cherokee

• Sioux

• Apache

• Navajo

True or False

Pioneers went West because many had lost their jobs and cities were crowded.

• True

• False

True or False

Pioneers went West because they wanted religious freedom or were seeking a fortune.

• True

• False

I found a natural passage through the Appalachian Mountains. It became known as the Cumberland Gap. Who am I?

• Lewis and Clark

• Daniel Boone