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Worksheetswestward expansion
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
2.
Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
3.
Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Oregon
4.
Which of the following territories did we win last in 1848 from Mexico after fighting a war?
a)
Florida
b)
Louisiana
c)
California
d)
Oregon
5.
What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?
a)
The Gold Rush
b)
The Gold Movement
c)
Goldilocks
d)
Gold Gathering
6.
Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of people and goods across rivers and canals much faster and easier?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Air Plane
d)
Telegraph
7.
Which President paid the two famous explorers to search and map the new Louisiana territory?
a)
James Madison
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
8.
Which of the following inventions made communication over long distances possible in the 1800s?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Telephone
d)
Telegraph
9.
Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of raw materials and goods over land much faster and easier?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Bus
d)
Car
10.
Which of the following skills would be a necessary skill for taking a long trip across unchartered land?
a)
Making Maps
b)
Navigation of land and rivers
c)
Knowledge of plants, animals, and medicine for survival
d)
All of these skills would be essential for making such a journey
11.
Who were families or individuals that traveled west in search of wealth and new land?
a)
Pioneers
b)
49ers
c)
Native Americans
12.
The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
Gold Rush
13.
What was the Lewis And Clark Expedition?
a)
A group of Native American explorers that were trying to reach the rocky mountains.
b)
An adventure that took place in 1984 that Lewis and Clark led.
c)
An group of explorers that were trying to explore the Louisiana territory.
d)
An expedition led by Louis and Clark. The expedition was exploring the Mississippi River.
14.
Who did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
a)
Napoleon
b)
King George
c)
Queen Elizabeth I
15.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase made?
a)
1903
b)
1703
c)
1803
16.
Between 1840 and 1860 what route did people choose to travel on?
a)
Idaho Trail
b)
West Route
c)
Pioneer Road
d)
Oregon Trail
17.
What did people use to travel as a way to carry their supplies?
a)
Car
b)
Wagon
c)
Train
d)
Ship
18.
Most gold miners struck it rich.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?
a)
Surfers
b)
Coasters
c)
Forty Niners
d)
Raiders
20.
What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?
a)
Rush towns
b)
Boomtowns
c)
Cities of gold
d)
Ghost towns
21.
1. What was "gold fever?"
a)
A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold
b)
B. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California
c)
C. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold
d)
D. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring gold
22.
______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
Forty-niners
c)
Population Boom
d)
Economic BOOM!!!!!!
23.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
24.
What does the picture represent?
a)
Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
All of the above
25.
Which event resulted in the death of American general Custer due to being dramatically outnumbered by Native Americans?
a)
Battle of Wounded Knee
b)
Battle of Little Bighorn
c)
Sand Creek Massacre
d)
The Red River War
26.
What word means, "land set aside by the U.S. Government for Native Americans to live on".
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Reservation
c)
Assimilation
d)
Westward Expansion
27.
What did the Dawes Act encourage Native Americans to do?
a)
assimilate
b)
become farmers
c)
live on reservations
d)
all of the above
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