History Quiz

What important natural resource found in California caused settlers to 'rush'?

• Gold

• Oil

• Timber

• Water

In which battle did the Texans defeat Santa Anna and his army?

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of Goliad

• Battle of Gonzales

__________ was chosen to lead the Texans in their fight for independence.

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• James Bowie

• William B. Travis

After the Louisiana Purchase became part of the United States, how much larger was the United States?

• Doubled in size

• Increased by 50%

• Increased by 25%

• Tripled in size

The pioneer who blazed the Wilderness Road was:

• Daniel Boone

• Lewis and Clark

• Davy Crockett

• Kit Carson

Which territory later became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin?

• Northwest Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Gadsden Purchase

Where did the Whitmans serve as missionaries?

• Oregon Country

• California

• Texas

• Florida

187 brave men died fighting for Texas' independence at ________ .

• The Alamo

• Gettysburg

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

Who wrote our national anthem?

• Francis Scott Key

• Abraham Lincoln

• Davy Crockett

• James Monroe

__________ were chosen to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.

• Lewis and Clark

• Columbus and Magellan

• Amundsen and Scott

• Cook and Hudson