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WorksheetsWestward Unit Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following, is NOT a reason Americans moved West in the 1800's.
a)
Economic Opportunity
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Overland Trails
d)
Civil War
2.
The belief that it was the right of Americans to move West and expand is:
a)
Constitutional Compromise
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Absolute Reality
d)
Religious Freedom
3.
Which territory was purchased by Jefferson and doubled the size of the USA?
a)
Oregon Territory
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana Purchase
4.
What territory was added to the United States after it won its independence from Mexico?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Oregon
5.
This land was acquired through a treaty with Spain. It gave the US control of the East Coast.
a)
Florida
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Louisiana Purchase
6.
Which territory gave the USA complete control of the Pacific Coast?
a)
Texas
b)
Mexican Cession/California
c)
Florida
7.
What was purchased so the US could build a railroad across its' southern border?
a)
Texas
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Florida
8.
What invention made it easier to harvest wheat and increased farming to the West?
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Telegraph
c)
Mechanical Reaper
9.
What invention made it easier to travel up river?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Mechanical reaper
c)
Steam Locomotive
10.
Who is given credit for the cotton gin?
a)
Jo Anderson
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Eli Whitney
11.
What was the benefit of the steam locomotive?
a)
Easier transportation of goods by water
b)
Easier transportation of goods by land
c)
Increased wheat production on farms
12.
Who is given credit for the Steamboat?
a)
James Watt
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Eli Whitney
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