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Westward Expansion of the United States

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Between what years did the U.S. undergo a major territorial expansion?

a)

1851-1861

b)

1801-1861

c)

1701-1751

d)

1751-1801

2.
Which President bought land from France that doubled the size of the United States?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
James Monroe
d)
John Adams
3.
When the Lewis and Clark expedition reached the Pacific Ocean, which geographic region were they in?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Basin and Range
c)
Coastal Range
d)
Rocky Mountains
4.
Complete the analogy.
Texas is to Mexico as  _________ is  to Spain.
a)
Oregon
b)
California
c)
Florida
d)
Mexico
5.
Which territory was an independent republic before joining the U.S. as the 28th state?
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Texas
6.
This territory was divided between the U.S. and Great Britain at the 49th parallel.
a)
California
b)
Oregon
c)
Louisiana
d)
Florida
7.
This territory was added to the U.S. as a result of a war with Mexico.
a)
California & the Southwest
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
Oregon
8.
Which territory was added to the United States as a result of a $15 million purchase from France?
a)
Louisiana
b)
California & the Southwest
c)
Oregon
d)
Texas
9.
Which lists the territorial acquisitions by the U.S. in the correct order?
a)
Louisiana, Texas, Florida, California
b)
Florida, Texas, Oregon, California
c)
Louisiana, Florida, Oregon, Texas
d)
Florida, Oregon, California, Texas
10.
The area circled in purple on the map was added to the U.S. in ______.
a)
1846
b)
1848
c)
1776
d)
1845
11.
Which of these is NOT a factor that influenced the westward movement in the United States?
a)
Availability of cheap, fertile land
b)
Population growth in the eastern states
c)
Knowledge of the overland trails
d)
Gold found in Oregon and Texas
12.
This image represented the idea of  ______.
a)
Great land purchases for the United States
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Angels protecting the new land in the U.S.
d)
the Monroe Doctrine
13.
This northwest trail was traveled by thousands of pioneers in the mid-1800s looking for greater opportunities in the West.
a)
Santa Fe Trail
b)
Oregon Trail
c)
California Trail
d)
Louisiana Trail
14.
This illustration represents what  economic reason for westward movement?
a)
Finding of oil in the West
b)
Finding of gold in Texas
c)
Finding of gold in California
d)
Finding of new land to farm in the West
15.
Steamboat travel on this  man-made waterway provided for faster and cheaper transportation in the U.S.
a)
Erie Canal
b)
Lake Erie
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Ohio River
16.
This invention unintentionally increased the need for slave labor.
a)
Cotton gin
b)
Steamboat
c)
Reaper
d)
Steam Locomotive
17.
Mike designs and produces a widget that he will sell on his website and will try to get Walmart and Target to carry in their stores. Mike is a(n) ________.
a)
great guy
b)
inventor and an entrepreneur
c)
entrepreneur and a web designer
d)
rich guy with a great product
18.
Which of the following is matched correctly?
a)
Cotton Gin: Cyrus McCormick
b)
Reaper:  Robert Fulton
c)
Steamboat:  Eli Whitney
d)
Reaper: Cyrus McCormick & Jo Anderson
19.
This invention created by Cyrus McCormick and Jo Anderson increased the productivity of the American farmer.
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Steamboat
c)
Reaper
d)
Erie Canal
20.
This invention provided faster river transportation by connecting Southern plantations and farms to Northern industries and Western territories.
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Reaper
d)
Cotton Gin
21.
This new technology provided faster land transportation.
a)
Reaper
b)
Cotton Gin
c)
Steam Locomotive
d)
Steamboat
22.
All of the following are ECONOMIC opportunities that influenced westward movement EXCEPT ________.
a)
gold (CA Gold Rush)
b)
logging
c)
freedom for runaway slaves
d)
oil found in Oregon
23.
This entrepreneur improved the the steamboat.
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Benjamin Banneker
24.
Manifest Destiny was _________.
a)
the song that was sung as the settlers moved west.
b)
an idea that westward expansion was for the good of the country
c)
the title of a book that many immigrants read as they traveled the trails
d)
the rush to the West to look for gold 
25.

The discovery of gold on American Indian land in the southern United States eventually led to the removal of the ___________ Indians in __________.

a)

Cherokee; Georgia

b)

Cherokee; Mississippi

c)

Lakota; Georgia

d)

Iroquois; Virginia

26.

What authorized the federal government to negotiate treaties with eastern tribes exchanging their lands for lands in the West?

a)

Oregon Treaty

b)

American Indian Removal Act

c)

Southeast American Indian Act

d)

Stamp Act

27.

In the case of ______________, the Supreme Court decided to support the Cherokee Indians' rights to their land.

a)

Cherokee Nation v. Mississippi

b)

Iroquois Nation v. Andrew Jackson

c)

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

28.

The "Trail of Tears" as it is known is the removal of the Cherokee Indians and other tribes that are forced to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River and relocate to _______

a)

present-day Oklahoma

b)

present-day Georgia

c)

present-day Mississippi

d)

present-day Texas

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