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WorksheetsWestward Expansion Socastee
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did the expedition of Zebulon Pike differ from the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a)
Pike explored unsettled territory.
b)
Pike explored into Spanish territory.
c)
Pike traveled east of the Louisiana Purchase.
d)
Pike returned home at the end of his exploration.
2.
In the late 1760s, Daniel Boone explored unsettled areas west of the colonies creating Wilderness Road, which led to which of the following?
a)
California
b)
Kentucky
c)
Oregon
d)
Sante Fe
3.
Which of the following was a goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a)
To bring help to the settlers in the west.
b)
To explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase.
c)
To find gold in the western part of the country.
d)
To prevent Spain from claiming land in America.
4.
Which of the following explains why pioneers wanted to go to California?
a)
For gold
b)
For free land
c)
For the fur trade
d)
For religious freedom
5.
Which was NOT an economic opportunity for migrants in the west?
a)
The fur trade
b)
Mining for glad
c)
Religious freedom
d)
Cheap land for farming
6.
Which of the ideas helped influence settlers to move west?
a)
Institution of slavery
b)
concept of Manifest Destiny
c)
Availability of expensive land
d)
Financial aid from other countries
7.
What is similar between the Louisiana Purchase and the Mexican Cession?
a)
Both were purchased from Spain
b)
Both were purchased from France
c)
Both resulted in ports for shipping
d)
Both resulted in wars between England
8.
Which land acquisition established a border boundary between lands owned by the United States and Britain?
a)
The Oregon Treaty
b)
The Mexican Cession
c)
The Louisiana Purchase
d)
The Annexation of Texas
9.
Why was the Annexation of Texas delayed for 9 years?
a)
Mexico did not want cotton farmers in the area
b)
Mexico did not want to sell Texas to the United States
c)
It would upset the balance of free states and slave states
d)
It would upset the balance of slaves and Native Americans
10.
The Trail of Tears was the result of which piece of legislation?
a)
The Land Ordinance of 1785
b)
The Treaty of Hopewell of 1785
c)
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
d)
The Northwest ordinance of 1787
11.
Which of the following is NOT a result of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
a)
Maine entered as a free state
b)
Missouri entered as a slave state
c)
Once the population increased, Missouri could enter as a state
d)
The 36'30 line was established to keep the balance of free and slave states
12.
What was the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act?
a)
It led to more runaway slaves heading north
b)
It forced Northerners to allow runaway slaves in their homes
c)
It made it easier for escaped slaves to become free in the North
d)
It strengthened the opportunity for slaves to be returned to their owner
13.
The Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case did which of the following?
a)
Ended the controversy of slavery in the United States
b)
Determined that African Americans were property and not citizens
c)
Determined that African Americans were citizens of the United States
d)
Stated Congress could limit the expansion of slavery in the United States
14.
What was true about the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Texas entered as a slave state
b)
Kansas entered as a slave state
c)
Missouri entered as a free state
d)
California entered as a free state
15.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the issue of slavery?
a)
Slavery was allowed in both Kansas and Nebraska territories
b)
Slavery was abolished in both territories
c)
People used popular sovereignty to decide for themselves to allow slavery or not
d)
It allowed for Kansas to enter as a slave state and Nebraska to enter as a free state
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