History Quiz

Where was the frontier located in the late 1700s?

• West of the Mississippi River

• East of the Appalachian Mountains

• West of the Appalachian Mountains

• North of the Ohio River

What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• To find gold in California

• To explore the Louisiana Territory and find a route to the Pacific

• To build railroads through the West

• To find the source of the Mississippi River

Which Native American leader resisted U.S. expansion and fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• Tecumseh

• Sitting Bull

• Sacagawea

• Geronimo

What was the Continental Divide?

• A political boundary between the U.S. and Mexico

• The boundary between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River

• The line in the Rockies where rivers flow either east or west

• The divide between the North and South during the Civil War

What was the significance of the Cumberland Gap?

• It was a mountain pass used by settlers moving west

• It was the site of a major battle during the Mexican-American War

• It marked the boundary between Texas and Mexico

• It was the final destination of the Oregon Trail

Who was Sacagawea, and why was she important?

• She led the Battle of Tippecanoe

• She was a guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark

• She was the first female explorer of the West

• She founded the city of Santa Fe

What effect did the locomotive have on westward expansion?

• It slowed down migration due to its high cost

• It helped settlers move more quickly and efficiently across the country

• It was used primarily for military purposes in the West

• It had no impact on westward expansion

What was the Trail of Tears?

• A series of battles between settlers and Native Americans

• The forced relocation of Native Americans from their homelands

• A path used by settlers moving west

• A route taken by Lewis and Clark

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The idea that Americans were destined to settle the entire North American continent

• A treaty signed between the U.S. and Native Americans

• A religious belief that justified the westward expansion

• The first train to cross the United States

What was the result of the Mexican-American War?

• Mexico won and retained Texas

• The U.S. gained a large portion of the southwestern United States

• The U.S. lost land to Mexico

• Texas became its own independent nation