Which statement is NOT true about the Battle of the Alamo?

The people of Texas defeated the Mexican forces.

The Alamo was at a religious mission.

This battle inspired the people of Texas to fight harder against Mexico.

Which statement is NOT true about the development of the telegraph and Morse code?

Mountainous areas had poor radio signal when Morse code was beginning.

It made a way for rapid communication over long distances.

Together they helped Westward Expansion since supplies could be ordered more easily to remote places.

Morse code is essentially a series of dots and dashes transmitted over electric lines.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Indian Removal Act?

The U.S. Government worked very hard to find excellent land for the Native Americans as they were moved from the East to the West.

The U.S. Government would often create illegitimate treaties, but then try to enforce them.

The Indian Removal Act led to the deaths of thousands of Native Americans.

Tens of thousands of Native Americans were displaced through this act of Congress.

Which of the following were NOT requirements connected to the Homestead Act of 1862?

You must provide water to any wagon train going through your land toward the West.

You must be a citizen or planning to become one.

You must stay on the plot of land for at least 5 years.

You must cultivate the land to improve it over the five years.

Why do some believe the term "Westward Expansion" is inaccurate?

Some people moved East and North and South when they were settling the western portion of the United States.

Expansion is a positive connotation yet invasions and displacements were also happening.

The "Wild West" was a difficult place to survive.

Some people owned larger plots of land in the East.

Which statement is NOT true about the Corps of Discovery?

They were sent to select ideal locations for future scientific labs to be built for weapons testing.

It was a unit of the United States Army.

It contained a diverse group of people including a slave and Native Americans.

They kept detailed journals with illustrations to document all they saw and encountered.

What was a direct result of the Texas Revolution?

Mexico allowed Texas to become independent of its government control.

Texas became one of the United States.

Texas broke away from the control of Spain, making it able to be independent.

Mexico defeated many Texans at the Battle of the Alamo.

Which statement is TRUE about barbed wire?

Barbed wire dramatically changed how beef cattle were raised in the West.

Barbed wire was essential in the development of the telegraph.

Barbed wire helped Native Americans to comfortably negotiate land treaties with the U.S..

Barbed wire changed the way the railroad was established from East to West.

Which statement is NOT true about the California Gold Rush?

The Gold Rush lasted for ten years.

So many people moved out to California, the name "boomtown" started to be given to towns that grew up overnight.

The process to make California a state was fast-tracked because of its value.

Which statement is NOT true about Manifest Destiny?

It is the idea that we can speak truth into existence that will shape our future.

It was what fueled early Americans to feel entitled to take over land from Native Americans.

It was seen as a divine right to own or take over land that had been settled by others.

People promoting Manifest Destiny believed they were helping the land to be used in the best way possible.

Westward Expansion

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which trail led from the East to Oklahoma and was sponsored by the
United States Government to relocate people in the East?

California

Santa Fe

Tears

Oregon

Mormon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which trail was the site of the infamous Donner-Reed party and appealed to many seeking wealth?

California

Santa Fe

Tears

Oregon

Mormon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which trail was the longest, traveled by choice, and had the largest variety
of types of people who chose to embark on this life-changing adventure?

California

Santa Fe

Tears

Oregon

Mormon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which trail did NOT start in Missouri and went almost directly west?

California

Santa Fe

Oregon

Mormon

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which trail was used more for commercial and military needs and was essential during a war?

California

Santa Fe

Oregon

Mormon

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was / were NOT part of the original 13 states?

Ohio

New Jersey

Georgia

Florida

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which person believed that the United States was supposed to protect / police the world?

York Clark

Meriwether Lewis

William Clark

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

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Westward Expansion

30 questions

Which trail led from the East to Oklahoma and was sponsored by the
United States Government to relocate people in the East?

Which trail was the site of the infamous Donner-Reed party and appealed to many seeking wealth?

Which trail was the longest, traveled by choice, and had the largest variety
of types of people who chose to embark on this life-changing adventure?

Which trail did NOT start in Missouri and went almost directly west?

Which trail was used more for commercial and military needs and was essential during a war?

Which of the following was / were NOT part of the original 13 states?

Which person believed that the United States was supposed to protect / police the world?

Which person was a record holder, helped the mission of the Corps of Discovery in many ways, but was expected to return to his life of slavery after the expedition?

Who was specifically appointed to lead the expedition into the Pacific Northwest and ended up becoming the governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory?

Which person believed that the main purpose of the United States was to protect the democratic Republic form of government?

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Westward Expansion

30 questions

Which trail led from the East to Oklahoma and was sponsored by the United States Government to relocate people in the East?

Which trail was the site of the infamous Donner-Reed party and appealed to many seeking wealth?

Which trail was the longest, traveled by choice, and had the largest variety of types of people who chose to embark on this life-changing adventure?

Which trail did NOT start in Missouri and went almost directly west?

Which trail was used more for commercial and military needs and was essential during a war?

Which of the following was / were NOT part of the original 13 states?

Which person believed that the United States was supposed to protect / police the world?

Which person was a record holder, helped the mission of the Corps of Discovery in many ways, but was expected to return to his life of slavery after the expedition?

Who was specifically appointed to lead the expedition into the Pacific Northwest and ended up becoming the governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory?

Which person believed that the main purpose of the United States was to protect the democratic Republic form of government?

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Which trail led from the East to Oklahoma and was sponsored by the
United States Government to relocate people in the East?

Which trail was the longest, traveled by choice, and had the largest variety
of types of people who chose to embark on this life-changing adventure?