Westward Expansion Quiz

Which developments facilitated westward expansion?

• Agricultural techniques

• Transportation developments

• Educational reforms

• Industrial regulations

What did the Northwest Ordinance shape?

• Eastern trade routes

• Western settlement

• Southern agriculture

• Northern industries

Which ordinance shaped western settlement?

• Southern Ordinance

• Eastern Ordinance

• Northwest Ordinance

• Southwest Ordinance

How did the Northwest Ordinance influence settlement?

• It discouraged settlement

• It shaped western settlement

• It had no influence

• It only affected eastern settlement

What did the presentation aim to explain about American movement?

• Key factors for moving eastward

• Key factors for moving westward

• Key factors for staying in place

• Key factors for moving southward

What aspect of social roles did the presentation assess?

• How they were reinforced

• How they changed

• How they were eliminated

• How they were created

What was one of the motivations for Americans to move westward?

• High taxes

• Affordable land ownership opportunities

• Lack of resources

• Overcrowded cities

What was one of the components of Henry Clay's American System?

• Free trade agreements

• Protective tariffs to support American industry

• Reduction of taxes

• Abolition of national banks

How did the American System propose to fund development?

• Sale of western lands

• Increase in income tax

• Borrowing from foreign countries

• Printing more money

What did the Ohio River connect?

• North to South

• East to Mississippi Valley

• West to Pacific Ocean

• South to Gulf of Mexico