WorksheetsWestward Movement
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the artist who created "American Progress?"
a)
Gast
b)
Picasso
c)
Morgan
d)
Livingston
2.
Which invention ultimately hurt the owners of stage coaches and turnpikes?
a)
The steamboat
b)
The mechanical reaper
c)
The cotton gin
d)
The railroad
3.
This invention the _____________________ created by Eli Whitney led to an increase in slavery.
a)
the Mechanical Reaper
b)
the Cotton Gin
c)
the Railroad
d)
Water-powered Spinning Loom
4.
The development of mechanized farming and other advances in industry led to the______________ in America.
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Georgia Revolution
5.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
6.
How did the Lewis and Clark expedition help further pioneers?
a)
They brought back gold, silver, and many spices
b)
They brought back maps showing the major rivers, mountains, and important passes through the Rocky Mountains.
c)
They made maps of Texas and New Mexico.
d)
They told many stories of buffalo and Native Americans
7.
What is the territory identified in the picture?
a)
Florida Purchase
b)
Thirteen Colonies and additional Lands from Great Britian
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
8.
When the Louisiana Territory became part of the United States, President Jefferson wanted _____________.
a)
to know about the plants and animals there
b)
to know about the Native Americans who lived there
c)
to find a water route across the continent
d)
all of the above
9.
In their journals, Lewis and Clark
a)
made maps
b)
drew pictures
c)
wrote about their encounters
d)
all of the above
10.
The Manifest Destiny is a picture that gave the men hope to head west and find more land.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
When the Louisiana territory was purchased from France, this caused America to do which of the following?
a)
Stay near the Mississippi River
b)
Double in size
c)
Need elbow room
d)
Win a war
12.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1903
b)
1812
c)
1848
d)
1803
13.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
14.
Who controlled the land known as Louisiana before Jefferson bought it?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
15.
Canals were important in the 1800s because they decreased the cost of shipping goods.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What building did the British burn down on August in 1814?
a)
White House
b)
Lincoln Memorial
c)
Dolvin Elementary
d)
The Alamo building
17.
Who saved George Washington's famous portrait?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Dolly Madison
d)
James Madison
18.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
19.
Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Madison
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Monroe
20.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
21.
Why was the port of New Orleans so important?
a)
It was the best place to go fishing
b)
It was a party town
c)
It was the Catholic headquaters
d)
It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
22.
What did Thomas Jefferson originally want to buy from the French
a)
St. Louis
b)
New Orleans
c)
Haiti
d)
Paris
23.
The Louisiana Purchase cost the US $15 million, at about 4₵ an acre.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Who was the French leader who sold Louisiana to the US?
a)
Richard Lee
b)
Prince Phillip
c)
Napoleon
d)
King Louie
25.
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.
a)
3rd
b)
16th
c)
43rd
d)
20th
26.
What river was the The eastern boundary of the Louisiana purchase?
a)
Potomac River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Nile River
d)
Ohio River
27.
What battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the war was over?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Paoli
28.
Who won the War of 1812?
a)
England
b)
United States
c)
Native Americans
d)
No one
29.
Who was hired by Thomas Jefferson to travel west after the Louisiana Purchase. They were to map the land all the way to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
War Hawks
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Lewis and Clark
30.
Who was the biggest "loser" from the War of 1812?
a)
Americans
b)
Canadians
c)
British
d)
Native Americans
31.
Who was the US President during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
32.
Which was not a reason the USA went to war with Britain?
a)
Impressment
b)
Invading the Great Lakes Region
c)
Supplying Natives with guns
d)
Firing on US Ships
33.
An important guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition was __________.
a)
Zebulon Pike
b)
the Prophet
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Tecumseh
34.
What's Mrs. Morgan's favorite color?
a)
Red
b)
Orange
c)
Yellow
d)
Blue
35.
What is Mrs. Morgan's dog's name?
a)
Barker
b)
Lily
c)
Sally
d)
Valley
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