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Westward Expansion Quiz

Authored by Jaimie Garon

Social Studies

3rd Grade

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Westward Expansion Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which territory was acquired one year after Texas?

Alaska

Oregon Territory

Louisiana Territory

Gadsden Purchase

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What powered the mode of transportation shown in the diagram?

animals

electricity

steam

wind

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which 1848 discovery in California drew thousands of people west?

oil

sod

coal

gold

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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