WorksheetsWestward Expansion Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the expedition of Zebulon Pike differ from the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a)
Zebulon Pike explored unsetted territory
b)
Zebulon Pike explored into Spanish territory
c)
Zebulon Pike traveled east of the Louisiana Purchase
d)
Zebulon Pike returned home at the end of his exploration
2.
In the late 1760's, Daniel Boone explored unsettled areas west of the colonies creating Wilderness Road, which led to which of the following?
a)
California
b)
Oregon
c)
Kentucky
d)
Santa 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 religious freedom
b)
For free land
c)
For the fur trade
d)
For gold
5.
Which was NOT an economic opportunity for migrants in the west?
a)
Mining for gold
b)
Fur trade
c)
Cheap land for farming
d)
Religious freedom
6.
Which of the ideas helped influence settlers to move west?
a)
Availability of expensive land
b)
Institution of slavery
c)
Concept of manifest destiny
d)
Financial aid from other countries
7.
How would you classify the following items:
Broken axels, limited food supply, rough rivers, bandits, bad weather, unfriendly Native Americans, sickness, accidents
Broken axels, limited food supply, rough rivers, bandits, bad weather, unfriendly Native Americans, sickness, accidents
a)
Comforts faced by migrants
b)
Luxuries faced by migrants
c)
Hardships faced by migrants
d)
Securities faced by migrants
8.
Which of the following doubled the size of the United States at the time it was acquired?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The Mexican Cession
c)
The Oregon Treaty
d)
The Florida Purchase
9.
What is similar between the Louisiana Purchase and the Mexican Cession?
a)
Both were purchased from France
b)
Both resulted in ports for shipping
c)
Both were purchased from Spain
d)
Both resulted in wars between England
10.
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
11.
Why was the Annexation of Texas delayed for 9 years?
a)
Mexico did not want cotton farmers in the area
b)
It would upset the balance of slaves and Native Americans
c)
It would upset the balance of free states and slave states
d)
Mexico did not want to sell Texas to the United States
12.
Which is an example of the effect of westward expansion on Native Americans?
a)
It allowed for cooperation between settlers and Native Americans
b)
It forced Native Americans to move farther west from their ancestral lands
c)
It created peaceful treaties between settlers and Native Americans
d)
It upheld the ideal of “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence
13.
The Trail of Tears was the result of which piece of legislation?
a)
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
b)
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
c)
The Treaty of Hopewell of 1785
d)
The Land Ordinance of 1785
14.
Which of the following is NOT a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
a)
Some Native Americans were allowed to remain on their lands
b)
Some Native Americans were moved west with military force
c)
Some Native Americans adopted American customs
d)
Some Native Americans peacefully moved west
15.
Which statement is true about the Cherokee and Seminole tribes?
a)
The Seminole adopted American customs and the Cherokee resisted
b)
Both resisted and fought
c)
Both moved west peacefully
d)
The Cherokee adopted American customs and the Seminole resisted
16.
Which of the following is NOT a result of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
a)
Missouri entered as a slave state
b)
Maine entered as a free 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
17.
What was the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act?
a)
It led to more runaway slaves heading north
b)
It strengthened the opportunity for slaves to be returned to their owner
c)
It made it easier for escaped slaves to become free in the North
d)
It forced Northerners to allow runaway slaves in their homes
18.
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case did which of the following?
a)
Stated Congress could limit the expansion of slavery in the United States
b)
Determined that African Americans were citizens of the United States
c)
Determined that African Americans were property and not citizens
d)
Ended the controversy of slavery in the United States
19.
What is true of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Texas entered as a slave state
b)
Missouri entered as a free state
c)
Kansas entered as a slave state
d)
California entered as a free state
20.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the issue of slavery?
a)
Slavery was allowed in both the Kansas and Nebraska territories
b)
Slavery was abolished in both the Kansas and Nebraska 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
21.
What territory is represented by the letter A?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Texas
d)
Oregon Territory
22.
This woman helped these explorers on their expeditions out west.
a)
Pocahontas, Lewis & Clark
b)
Sacagawea, Zebulon Pike
c)
Pocahontas, Zebulon Pike
d)
Sacagawea, Lewis & Clark
23.
This map shows the route of:
a)
Jefferson & Adams
b)
Lewis & Clark
c)
Zebulon Pike
d)
Daniel Boone
24.
Which letter on the map represents the route taken by explorer Daniel Boone?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
This painting BEST relates what period in American history?
a)
the Revolutionary War
b)
the beginning of the Civil War
c)
Women gaining the right to vote
d)
Expansion into the American west
26.
What was the name of the area in green (C) in the early-1800s?
a)
The Gadsden Purchase
b)
The Louisiana Territory
c)
The Northwest Ordinance
d)
The Oregon Territory
27.
Which letter on the map represents land gained from a compromise with Great Britain in 1846?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.
Which of these would be the BEST title for the white region of this map?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
Slave states and free states
c)
The original United States of America
d)
States created by the Northwest Ordinance
29.
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It was an attempt to annex new territories from Mexico
b)
It was an attempt to abolish slavery in the United States
c)
It was passed to force South Carolina to secede from the Union.
d)
It was an attempt to balance political power between "free" and "slave" states.
30.
Which statement BEST describes the "Trail of Tears"?
a)
It was the name given to the secret escape route of slaves
b)
Children were forced to work in factories in the Northeast
c)
Cherokee and Seminole Indians were forced from their homes in the Southeast and forced to move to Oklahoma
d)
It was the name given to the construction of the first railroad that connected the east coast with the west coast
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