WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was it called when the government would give families land for FREE if they farmed the land and took care of it?
Off the Grid
Homestanding
Steadfasting
Homesteading
Which of the following was NOT a Western territory in the mid 1800's?
Iowa territory
Minnesota territory
Oregon territory
Utah territory
Which territory in the US was ours because we won the Mexican American War?
Mexican territory
Mexican Cession
New Mexico
New Mexican territory
Who did the US sign a treaty with to gain control of the Oregon territory?
The British
The French
The Dutch
The Spanish
Which of the following was one disease that killed some of the people who dared to travel the Oregon Trail
Measles
Cholera
Demetia
Gold Fever
Define transcontinental
within a country
between states
across the continent
railroad
Define Manifest Destiny
The belief that Native Americans should be placed on reservations
The belief that Americans were being persecuted
The belief that the expansion of the US throughout the West was justified and it was their God given destiny to go there.
The belief that Westward Expansion was punishment from God
Which religious group moved primarily to Utah to get away from being treated poorly because of their religious beliefs?
Catholics
Mormons
Christian Scientists
Quakers
Before the Transcontinental Railroad went through, settlers traveled to the West by___________
driving
riding horses pulling covered wagons
walking alongside covered wagons
biking
Which of the following helped the western population increase quickly?
the gold rush of of 1849
the gold rush of 1999
fur trading
moving the Native Americans off of their land
