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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
2.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
3.
Which trail did most travelers take to Oregon?
a)
Lewis & Clark Trail
b)
Santa Fe Trail
c)
Pony Express Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
4.
Did many people die while going west?
*easy*
*easy*
a)
No
b)
Yes
5.
Why did people travel West?
a)
They felt like it
b)
To view the wildlife
c)
Manifest Destiny
6.
Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the war
a)
President Polk
b)
Macys cat Oliver
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Quincy Adams
7.
This map shows the U.S. _______ the war with Mexico.
a)
just after
b)
shortly before
c)
during
d)
about 20 years after
8.
Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
William B. Travis
c)
James Fannin
d)
Santa Anna
9.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
10.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
11.
The Angel in the painting "American Progress" best represents...
a)
United States Destiny in the West
b)
Religious Migration to Utah
c)
Homesteaders
d)
Removal of the Native Americans to Oklahoma
12.
The US got Florida from
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
13.
What did California and Texas have in common?
a)
Both would enter the Union as slave states.
b)
Both would enter the Union as free states.
c)
Both were former Mexican territories.
d)
Both were jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain.
14.
Which area on the map was part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
7
d)
4
15.
What territory was acquired in 1783 after the American Revolution?
a)
Area 1
b)
Area 4
c)
Area 3
d)
Area 2
16.
What territory was acquired through negotiation with Britain?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Oregon Territory
c)
United States Territory
d)
13 Original Colonies
17.
Which territory was annexed to the United States following ten years of being "The Lonestar republic"?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
Which geographic feature was the boundary line between the United States in 1783 and the Louisiana Territory in 1803?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Rocky Mountains
19.
What ended the Mexican-American war?
a)
The Treaty of California
b)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
A huge battle
d)
Surrender
20.
Who were the Mormons?
a)
1848 when gold was found in California
b)
name given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
c)
Mexican General
d)
created by Congress in 1848 as an area that included present day Oregon
21.
Which group of people were persecuted, or badly treated, by their neighbors in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, and then decided to move to Utah?
a)
Mormon pioneers
b)
Goshute Native Americans
c)
Pioneers headed to Oregon
d)
The Donner-Reed party
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