Westward Expansion - Multiple-Choice Assessment

Where did the Seminole live?

• Florida

• Georgia

• Alabama

• Texas

Why did the Seminole attack some of the settlers?

• They didn’t like them.

• Because the settlers attacked them first.

• The settlers moved onto Indian land.

• none of these

In what year did the United States purchase Florida?

• 1865

• 1790

• 1803

• 1819

What is The Monroe Doctrine?

• a speech made by President James Monroe

• a law passed by President James Monroe

• a battleship

• part of the United States Constitution

Which of the following is an example of voluntary migration?

• Africans being taken to the United States

• Indians being forced off of their lands

• pioneers traveling west

• all of these

Which of the following is an example of forced migration?

• Indian Removal Act

• Chinese immigrants in California

• pioneers moving west

• none of these

Which Indian tribe walked the Trail of Tears?

• the Seminole

• the Cherokee

• the Chippewa

• the Powhatan

The idea that the United States should expand from coast to coast was called what?

• westward expansion

• the Monroe Doctrine

• the Indian Removal Act

• Manifest Destiny

Which of the following was illegal in Mexico?

• gold mining

• slavery

• horse trading

• homesteading

When was the Republic of Texas created?

• 1836

• 1803

• 1890

• 1845