WorksheetsWestward Expansion Era STAAR
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Both California and Florida were...
a)
former territories of Spain
b)
dependent on slavery
c)
settled by Mormons
d)
had large coal deposits
2.
The US annexation of ____________ contributed to border disputes and eventual war with Mexico.
a)
California
b)
Nevada
c)
Texas
d)
Disney Land
3.
As a result of the Oregon Treaty, the US achieved its goal of...
a)
expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean
b)
acquiring land for the southwest railroad
c)
building a McDonalds
d)
securing the southern border of the country
4.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas
b)
Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1854
c)
Nebraskan settlers who supported Ariel becoming human mo to Kansas
d)
the boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south
5.
US Secretary of War Jefferson Davis had sent Gadsden to negotiate with Santa Anna for the land. Davis valued it, as did others, as the perfect tract for the construction of the southern transcontinental railroad. The railroad would connect western territories to the east and north, greatly increasing the accessibility of these new lands.
According to this, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to...
According to this, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to...
a)
support settlement of US territory gained through the US-Mexican War
b)
encourage commerce among US states formed from the Louisiana Purchase
c)
allow thee US and Mexico to share railroad construction costs
d)
encourage more people to visit Disney Land
6.
The Compromise of 1850allowed certain territories to use popular sovereignty to determine whether the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from the...
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
War of 1812
c)
US-Mexican War
d)
Civil War
7.
*US population grew from 5 million in 1800 to over 23 million by 1850
*The US experienced financial panics in 1819 and 1837
*Land ownership was linked to wealth and independence
These bullet points would most likely be found in an essay about...
*The US experienced financial panics in 1819 and 1837
*Land ownership was linked to wealth and independence
These bullet points would most likely be found in an essay about...
a)
rise of the Republican Party
b)
emergence of Manifest Destiny
c)
abolitionist groups in the western territories
d)
growth of secession in the southern states
8.
The United States gained land in the __________ part of the current United States through war with Mexico in the 1840's.
a)
Northeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Outer Space
d)
Southeast
9.
The prospect of cheap land, population growth, and foreign trade opportunities all contributed to widespread support for _____________________ in the 1840's.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
American System
d)
States' Rights
10.
The _______________ River branches off form the Mississippi River and extends westward towards Oregon and played a major role in the exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
a)
Missouri
b)
Happy
c)
Hudson
d)
Colorado
11.
The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when...
a)
a treaty divided US and British claims to the land
b)
Mexico sold the territory to the US for 10 million
c)
the territory's settlers voted for annexation by the US
d)
Russia sold the land to the US for 7.2 million
12.
What was the reason James K Polk won the presidential election of 1844?
a)
He was against moving American Indians from their native lands.
b)
He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories.
c)
He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.
d)
He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.
13.
Both California and Florida were once colonies of _______________.
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Kohl's
14.
Immigrants from _____________ worked in California gold fields, helped build the western section of the transcontinental railroad, faced intense nativism, and established distinct communities in Californian cities.
a)
Italy
b)
China
c)
La La Land
d)
Germany
15.
*Blasting tunnels through mountains
*Building bridges across rivers
*Leveling hills and filling in hollows
These environmental modifications were made in order to construct...
*Building bridges across rivers
*Leveling hills and filling in hollows
These environmental modifications were made in order to construct...
a)
downtown Fort Worth
b)
canals that linked the Midwest to the northeast
c)
the transcontinental railroad
d)
a harbor on the Mississippi River
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