Westward Expansion Quiz
Authored by Ishmael Taylor
Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Oregon Trail was mainly used for…
military invasion
factory work
settlers seeking farmland
whaling
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Santa Fe Trail was primarily a…
missionary route
trade route (U.S.–Mexico)
mining tunnel
cattle drive
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The California Trail spiked in use because of the…
Homestead Act
Transcontinental RR
Gold Rush
Gadsden Purchase
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A common challenge on western trails was…
hurricanes
Illness and Long Distance Over Mountains
jungles
coastal fog
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One group that most benefited from trail migration was…
pirates
settlers gaining land/opportunity
European monarchs
lighthouse keepers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One group repeatedly harmed by expansion was…
spice traders
Indigenous communities losing land & autonomy
European kings
whalers
7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Name one group that was harmed by westward expansion and how (1 sentence).
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