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Westward Expansion Explorers, Motivations, & Land

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the land that Thomas Jefferson purchased from France?

a)

Texas Territory

b)

Louisiana Territory

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Mexican Cession

e)

Florida

2.

The Louisiana Territory was sold by ___________ to __________.

a)

France, the United States

b)

Spain, British

c)

Mexico, the United States

d)

the United States, France

3.

Section C is the

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Florida

c)

Mexican Territory

d)

Oregon Territory

e)

Texas Territory

4.

The dark purple section is

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Florida

c)

Mexican Territory

d)

Oregon Territory

e)

Texas Territory

5.

Section E is

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Florida

c)

Mexican Territory

d)

Oregon Territory

e)

Texas Territory

6.

Section F is

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Florida

c)

Mexican Territory

d)

Oregon Territory

e)

Texas Territory

7.

Section G is

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Florida

c)

Mexican Territory

d)

Oregon Territory

e)

Texas Territory

8.

Pioneers used _____________ to justify their quest for westward expansion.

a)

Westward expansion

b)

Native Americans

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Gold

9.

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

a)

They wanted to find gold in California on the West Coast.

b)

They wanted to find a westward route to the Pacific Ocean.

c)

They wanted to find a southern route to Mexico.

d)

They wanted to travel the world.

10.

Who created the first American settlement west of the Appalachian mountains?

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

What idea did Americans use to justify westward expansion?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Native American Permission

d)

Westward Expansion

12.

Which of the following motivated pioneers to settle the west?

a)

The Gold Rush

b)

Fur trade opportunities

c)

Inexpensive land

d)

Big cities

13.

Why didn't the U.S. let Texas become an American state for so long?

a)

It would have upset the balance between slave and free states.

b)

They didn't want to upset the Mexican government by taking land.

c)

Cotton planters didn't want to follow all of the American laws.

d)

Mexico said they would attack America if they let Texas become an American state.