Westward Expansion Unit Exam Part I(2024-25) School Year

1) ______________ was the belief that “God” destined the people of the United States to settle and expand from the east coast to the west coast.

• Pioneers
• Manifest Destiny
• Civilized
• Savages

2) The colonists considered themselves _____________ because they were people who are considered at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.

• Pioneers
• Manifest Destiny
• Civilized
• Savages

3) What was the most common way for white settlers to travel the Oregon Trail?

• Transcontinental Railroad
• Boat
• Wagon
• Car

4) How might a believer in Manifest Destiny feel about Native Americans?

• Native American people were a key part of American society.
• The Natives way of life should be respected.
• That White Americans had lots to learn about the Native Americans
• That Native Americans were standing in the way of American progress.

5) Homestead laws were designed to attract which of the following groups?

• Farmers
• Fur trappers
• Natives
• Settlers looking for Gold

6) Why was the Homestead Act created?

• Created the Transcontinental l Railroad
• Gave land to encourage people to move west
• Ended Civil War
• Gave out free land to create factories

7) PIONEERS were people who stayed and settled in urban areas such as New York City. {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}

• True
• False

8) The picture featured below is a before and after photo of the same person. Which of the following terms below best defines what happened to this person? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}

• Resistance
• Immigration
• Assimilation
• Sectionalism

9) Which of the following statements regarding Native Americans of The Great Plains and the BISON can be corroborated/supported based on the information from the infographic below? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}

• Native American tribes of the Great Plains DID NOT consider the BISON/AMERICAN BUFFALO an important animal.
• Native American tribes of the Great Plains DID consider the BISON/AMERICAN BUFFALO an important animal.
• Native American tribes of the Great Plains WERE NOT REALLY dependent on the BISON/AMERICAN BUFFALO
• Native American tribes of the Great Plains ONLY hunted the BISON/AMERICAN BUFFALO for food.

10) As more and more American ( ) moved west. Native American tribes who depended on the bison/”American Buffalo" for their survival witnessed the near extinction of the animal species when they were hunted by White Americans. : {8W2c}

• Native Americans
• Settlers
• Chinese
• Rebels