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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This President purchased the Louisiana Territory ---

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

James Monroe

2.

Which of the following did NOT help explore the Louisiana Territory --

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Meriweather Lewis

c)

William Clark

d)

Sacagawea

3.

The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

a)

Doubled

b)

Tripled

c)

Made Smaller

d)

Quadrupled

4.

This country owned Florida before the United States received it in a treaty --

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

5.

After a War with Mexico, the United States received which territories?? (Hint: 2 Answers

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

6.

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

a)

1900s

b)

1800s

c)

1600s

d)

1780s

7.

What's a treaty?

a)

peace agreement

b)

end to peace

c)

candy-y

d)

something you disagree on

8.

This territory was divided between the Great Britain and United States

a)

Oregon

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Louisiana

9.

What was discovered out in California during the 1840s?

a)

Gold

b)

Frankinsence

c)

Myrrh

d)

Salt

10.

What type of transportation made it faster and easier to get out West during the 1800s?

a)

Steam locomotive

b)

Canoe

c)

Airplane

d)

Car

11.

"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Globalization

c)

Eastern Expansion

d)

Great Migration

12.

On water, these inventions helped move people and products up and down rivers --

a)

Steamboat

b)

Locomotive

c)

Kayak

d)

Canoe

13.

What area was starting to get a little overcrowded, causing people to move West?

a)

Eastern Cities

b)

Northern Ports

c)

Southern Farms

14.

Land out West could be 'fertile' -- What does fertile mean?

a)

Plants grow well there

b)

Soil was dry

c)

Lots of trees

d)

Many rivers and lakes

15.

The most famous route West was the ---

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Washington Trail

c)

Missouri Trail

d)

Santa Fe Trail

16.

Which Native American group most likely lived where the western settlers were moving?

a)

Lakota

b)

Inuit

c)

Iroquois

d)

Seminole

17.

Which mountains did the Settlers have to cross?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Alps

18.

TRUE or FALSE: The journey was long, but easy for the pioneers moving West.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False: The weather was never an issue for pioneers and settlers.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following is NOT a reason people moved West?

a)

Gold

b)

Land ownership

c)

Farming opportunities

d)

Freedom

e)

A stress-free, easy life