U.S. History: Westward Expansion Quiz

What was the Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that Americans had the right to expand their territory.

• The belief that you should follow your own destiny.

• A law that allowed the government to choose your destiny for you.

True or False, under the Homestead Act of 1862 Native Americans were not allowed to own land unless they gave up their culture.

• True

• False

Who were the pioneers?

• People who migrated westward from the 13 colonies

• People that sailed with Christopher Columbus

• People that created wagons

How many colonies did America begin with?

• 10

• 13

• 18

What was the transcontinental railroad?

• Railroad that stretched from the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast

• Railroad the stretched from Columbia to Gaston

• Railroad in Texas that is 15,000 miles long

What was the California Gold Rush?

• When people bought out all of the gold from California

• When two men discovered gold nuggets in California. The news spread and thousands of people went to California in search of gold.

• A museum of gold artifacts

• When people brought gold from California back to their state

What was the Homestead Act of 1862?

• A law that said you must stay in your home.

• A law that said you cannot sell your home without permission.

• A law that granted 160 acres of land to certain U.S. Citizens.

What were the people called who mined for gold?

• Immigrants

• The Pioneers

• The 49ers

What is the Pony Express?

• The name of a horse
• A new town
• A way to deliver mail
• A horse race

What does 'Westward Expansion' mean in U.S. history?

• The amount of people that went out for food

• How America expanded its territory across the country

• How ideas influenced people across the world