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WorksheetsWestward Expansion Grade 5
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the United States want new acquisitions in the West?
a)
to have closer ties with Europe
b)
to protect the natural environment
to protect the natural environment
to protect the natural environment
c)
to study American Indian culture
d)
to give people from the U.S. more land to farm and live
2.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that the U.S. should
a)
expand to the Pacific Ocean
b)
honor claims by other countries
c)
give all citizens the right to vote
d)
treat native peoples with respect
3.
What was the main reason American Indians went onto reservations?
a)
They wanted better farmland
b)
The U.S. government forces them to move
c)
Buffalo herds led them there
d)
They formed an alliance with Mexicans
4.
The forty-niners traveled west for
a)
gold
b)
free land
c)
railroad jobs
d)
religious freedom
5.
Many Chinese immigrants found work helping to build
a)
Salt Lake City
b)
The Oregon Trail
c)
San Francisco Harbor
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
6.
Which state was settled mainly by Mormons?
a)
California
b)
Oregon
c)
Texas
d)
Utah
7.
The Louisiana Purchase took place in what year?
a)
1787
b)
1803
c)
1861-1865
d)
1607
8.
The people who first settled in the frontier were called pioneers.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
To communicate means to move from place to place.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
How did the Homestead Act encourage people to move west?
a)
it paid money for their old homes
b)
it made peace with the Indians
c)
It offered settlers cheap or free land
d)
it filled eastern cities with immigrants
11.
What was Manifest Destiny?
a)
God given right to move west. It was the US fate to move West
b)
The idea of growing industry
c)
Expanding an agrarian society
d)
Creating relations with Asia
12.
What was the Oregon Trail?
a)
Route by the American to Oregon that began in Missouri
b)
Route to California by Irish
c)
Route from Oregon to the US
d)
The path Lewis and Clark took
13.
The US believed this river was the actual border of Texas....
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Erie Lake
14.
What was a reason to move West?
a)
Spread democracy
b)
Create trade with Japan
c)
To make new wars
d)
Make Europe upset
15.
Why did the population BOOM in California?
a)
Gold was found in 1849
b)
Chinese immigrated to California
c)
California allowed slavery
d)
There was plenty of land
16.
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the...
a)
North and South
b)
West and East
17.
Which of these is a belief associated with “Manifest Destiny?”
a)
a belief that being wealthy is a natural right
b)
a belief that it was America's mission to spread West to the Pacific
c)
a belief in every person's right to religious freedom
d)
a belief that people of all races should have equal rights
18.
How did the railroad benefit western farmers?
a)
They could ship cattle and east to the west.
b)
They could ship goods made in factories to the east.
19.
A rail line that connected the Eastern and Western coasts of the United States was called the _________________.
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Western Railroad
c)
Chisholm Trail
d)
Kanas Nebraska Railroad
20.
Why did the U.S. government want Native Americans to go to reservations?
a)
They wanted their land.
b)
They were trying to help them.
c)
They wanted to learn their culture.
d)
They wanted their lifestyle.
21.
Why was the buffalo important to the Great Plains Indians?
a)
They carried the Indians stuff when they moved around.
b)
They used its meat and fur.
c)
They were paid to hunt and kill the buffalo.
d)
They liked to keep them as pets.
22.
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
23.
Why did miners, cowhands, and ranchers want to move west.
a)
They wanted an adventure
b)
They wanted to escape the busy lifestyle in the East
c)
They were interested in economic opportunity
d)
They enjoyed big city life
24.
How did the railroad foster economic growth in the development of the west?
a)
by providing sharecroppers a means of travel
b)
by providing farmers with the means of getting their crops to market
c)
by providing Native Americans a means to sell fur
d)
by providing the bison a place to roam freely
25.
The Transcontinental Railroad impacted the development of the west in all of the following ways EXCEPT
a)
attracting immigrant settlers
b)
providing a means of travel
c)
promoting the Homestead Act
d)
transporting agricultural goods
26.
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
27.
What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819?
a)
Florida Purchase
b)
Thirteen Colonies
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
28.
How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?
a)
He helped build the first railroad through Kentucky.
b)
He led wagon trains out west.
c)
He cleared a path through the Appalachian Mountains.
d)
He traveled around and spoke about the West.
29.
The forced removal of the Cherokee Indians from east to west of the Mississippi.
a)
Embargo Act of 1807
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Manifest Destiny
30.
Where were the Rocky Mountains located?
a)
East Coast
b)
West Coast
31.
Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Madison
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Monroe
32.
Buffalo poop was used for:
a)
Food
b)
Bedding
c)
Clothing
d)
Fuel
33.
Which area was most difficult to cross while heading west?
a)
rivers
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Utah
d)
California
34.
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
35.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
36.
This term means to add land to your country.
a)
Cede
b)
Annex
c)
Treaty
d)
Territory
37.
This is a document that ends a war and states the requirements of the loser. It usually includes giving up land.
a)
Constitution
b)
Treating
c)
Resolution
d)
Treaty
38.
Who did President Thomas Jefferson send to explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Washington and Adams
b)
Madison and Monroe
c)
Lewis and Clark
d)
John Smith and John Rolfe
39.
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
40.
Territory purchased from France by Thomas Jefferson in 1803; it doubled the size of the United States.
a)
Land Ordinance of 1787
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Jamestown Settlement
d)
Magna Carta
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