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WorksheetsWestward Expansion Unit Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a journey taken by a group of people with a specific purpose.
a)
expedition
b)
frontier
c)
pioneer
2.
This is an outer edge of a settled region.
a)
expedition
b)
frontier
c)
wagon train
3.
An early settler of a region is known as what?
a)
Gold Rush
b)
frontier
c)
pioneer
4.
What was the common method of transportation to the west?
a)
boat
b)
wagon train
c)
plane
5.
What was it called when many settlers moved to California in search of gold?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Gold Rush
6.
Who did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Japan
c)
France
7.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase so important to the United States?
a)
It doubled the size of the U.S.
b)
It allowed the citizens to vote
c)
It stopped all wars with Britain
8.
How much did it cost the U.S. to make the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
$5 million
b)
$25 million
c)
$15 million
9.
Which of the following was a goal of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
to make friends with the Native Americans
b)
to bring back as many Indians as possible
c)
to look for a path to the eastern United States
10.
Who sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Sacagawea
11.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
British would stop American ships and capture and force the sailors to serve in the British Navy
b)
Mormons thought that if they helped the U.S. fight in the war they could have religious freedom
c)
Westerners hoped that if the U.S. won the war they would gain territory in Canada
12.
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
a)
pushed Indians off of their land to land in Florida
b)
pushed Indians off of their land to the Indian Territory
c)
said that all Indians had to move to California
13.
The Indian Territory was located in which present-day state?
a)
Alabama
b)
California
c)
Oklahoma
14.
What tribes were involved in the Indian Removal Act?
a)
Choctaw, Shawnee, Seminole, Creek, Cherokee
b)
Sioux, Chippewa, Creek, Choctaw, Seminole
c)
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, Cherokee
15.
Which of the following best describes the Trail of Tears?
a)
a long journey that 60,000 Indians took that stretched across the southeast to the Indian Territory
b)
a long journey that settlers took to get to California in search of gold
c)
a trail that Indians took to Oklahoma in search of gold
16.
Which of the following was NOT a response the Indians had against being removed?
a)
they were captured and sent to the Indian Territory
b)
they went willingly and happily
c)
they fought wars for their land
17.
Which of the following was a reason pioneers moved west?
a)
religious freedom
b)
search for gold
c)
both answers are correct
18.
The groups that traveled the Oregon Trail were ___
a)
Indians, Mormons, mountain men, families
b)
farmers, missionaries, Indians, Mormons
c)
mountain men, missionaries, families, farmers
19.
How did the groups travel along the Oregon Trail?
a)
in caravans together
b)
alone with a group of ox
c)
in cars with their families
20.
Why did Mormons travel the Mormon Trail?
a)
in search of gold in Mexico
b)
to practice their faith in peace
c)
to sell and trade with pioneers
21.
Which group traveled the Santa Fe Trail to sell goods in Mexico?
a)
Mormons
b)
Miners
c)
Traders and businessmen
22.
Which trail split off from the Oregon Trail and was mainly used by gold miners?
a)
Mormon Trail
b)
California Trail
c)
Santa Fe Trail
23.
What term refers to the belief that the U.S. was going to control and settle land across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Gold Rush
24.
The above idea was supported by which president?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Polk
25.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Mexican-American War?
a)
Indians wanted to move from Oklahoma to California
b)
Texas and California wanted to join the U.S.
c)
the Texas border was moved to the Rio Grande River
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