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U.S. History: Westward Expansion Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the pioneers?

People who migrated westward from the 13 colonies

People that sailed with Christopher Columbus

People that created wagons

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many colonies did America begin with?

10

13

18

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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