NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsChapter 11 Westward Expansion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Leader of the Mormon settlement in Utah
a)
John Jacob Astor
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Brigham Young
d)
Santa Anna
2.
This route west stretched over 2,000 miles, from Missouri to Oregon and California.
a)
Oregon Trail
b)
Mormon Trail
c)
Sante Fe Trail
d)
Old Spanish Trail
3.
All of these are challenges settlers faced on the trails west EXCEPT
a)
starvation
b)
fights with Native Americans
c)
long journey
d)
cheap expenses
4.
Leader of Mexico and of the attack on the Alamo
a)
Stephen Austin
b)
Santa Anna
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Andrew Jackson
5.
The belief that the United States was meant to expand to the Pacific Ocean
a)
democracy
b)
Californios
c)
manifest destiny
d)
westward expansion
6.
Where was the Donner party stranded in the winter of 1846?
a)
Grand Canyon
b)
Sierra Nevada Mountains
c)
Cascade Mountains
d)
Rocky Mountains
7.
The biggest reason President Jackson did not want Texas to be annexed by the United States
a)
slavery
b)
too expensive
c)
geographic barriers
d)
war with Mexico
8.
The rebellion in which American settlers declared California an independent nation.
a)
Californio Rebellion
b)
Mexican Revolution
c)
Mexican cession
d)
Bear Flag revolt
9.
After the Mexican-American War, the U.S. paid $15 million and left Mexico City in return for
a)
Arizona
b)
California and Oregon
c)
Texas
d)
New Mexico and California
10.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase increased the area of the U.S. by
a)
one-fifth
b)
one-third
c)
one-half
d)
one-fourth
11.
The rallying cry"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" referred to which desired territory?
a)
Oregon
b)
California
c)
Texas
d)
New Mexico
12.
Most of the immigrants who came to California during the gold rush came from
a)
Mexico
b)
United States
c)
China
d)
Britain
13.
Which of the following is not a challenge immigrants would face?
a)
discrimination
b)
high taxes
c)
violence
d)
legal support
14.
Traveling to the west could be hard and often dangerous. How long did the average trip take?
a)
six months
b)
one month
c)
four years
d)
two years
15.
When did the transcontinental railroad finally connect California to the rest of the country?
a)
1850
b)
1900
c)
1820
d)
1869
Reset
