Westward Expansion Quiz

Why did people in the 1800s emigrate to Oregon?

• to mine for gold

• to work in factories

• to escape violence

• to live on rich farmland

Which statement best describes the journey to the West in the mid-1800s?

• The trails passed through the Smokey Mountains.

• The trip took months.

• The trip followed the path of the Hudson River.

• The journey was completely safe.

Which territory was acquired one year after Texas?

• Alaska

• Oregon Territory

• Louisiana Territory

• Gadsden Purchase

Which statements are supported by the map? Select the two correct answers.

• By 1783, the United States consisted of all the land east of the Mississippi River.

• A person could travel from New Orleans to Toledo entirely by boat in the 1800s.

• More land was added during the Texas annexation than the Louisiana Purchase.

• All the regions west of the Rocky Mountains were acquired after 1845.

• The Oregon Trail began in a town called Independence.

What powered the mode of transportation shown in the diagram?

• animals

• electricity

• steam

• wind

Which 1848 discovery in California drew thousands of people west?

• oil

• sod

• coal

• gold

Who gave away or sold very cheap land on the Great Plains? Select the two correct answers.

• Robert Fulton

• Native Americans

• Oregon emigrants

• railroad companies

• U.S. government

What did the Cherokee call the route they were forced to walk from their homeland to reservation land?

• Trail of Tears

• Nightmare Road

• Custer’s Last Stand

• Indian Removal Act

What is the person in the image most known for?

• running for political office

• guiding American explorers

• resisting western expansion

• trading with Spanish businesses

Where did the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne defeat the U.S. Army?

• Pine Ridge

• Little Bighorn

• Mount Rushmore

• Wounded Knee