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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
This President purchased the Louisiana Territory ---
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
James Monroe
Which of the following did NOT help explore the Louisiana Territory --
Robert Fulton
Meriweather Lewis
William Clark
Sacagawea
The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!
Doubled
Tripled
Made Smaller
Quadrupled
This country owned Florida before the United States received it in a treaty --
Spain
France
Germany
Great Britain
After a War with Mexico, the United States received which territories?? (Hint: 2 Answers
California
Oregon
Texas
Florida
Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?
1900s
1800s
1600s
1780s
What's a treaty?
peace agreement
end to peace
candy-y
something you disagree on
This territory was divided between the Great Britain and United States
Oregon
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
What was discovered out in California during the 1840s?
Gold
Frankinsence
Myrrh
Salt
What type of transportation made it faster and easier to get out West during the 1800s?
Steam locomotive
Canoe
Airplane
Car
"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --
Manifest Destiny
Globalization
Eastern Expansion
Great Migration
On water, these inventions helped move people and products up and down rivers --
Steamboat
Locomotive
Kayak
Canoe
What area was starting to get a little overcrowded, causing people to move West?
Eastern Cities
Northern Ports
Southern Farms
Land out West could be 'fertile' -- What does fertile mean?
Plants grow well there
Soil was dry
Lots of trees
Many rivers and lakes
The most famous route West was the ---
Oregon Trail
Washington Trail
Missouri Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Which Native American group most likely lived where the western settlers were moving?
Lakota
Inuit
Iroquois
Seminole
Which mountains did the Settlers have to cross?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
Alps
TRUE or FALSE: The journey was long, but easy for the pioneers moving West.
True
False
True or False: The weather was never an issue for pioneers and settlers.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a reason people moved West?
Gold
Land ownership
Farming opportunities
Freedom
A stress-free, easy life
