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WorksheetsWestward Expansion Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the name of the land Thomas Jefferson bought that doubled the size of the United States?
Mexican Cession
Florida
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Territory
Texas Republic
What land did the United States buy from Spain?
Mexican Cession
Florida
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Territory
Texas Republic
The _____________ became a part of the U.S. after an agreement was made with Great Britain.
Mexican Cession
Florida
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Territory
Texas Republic
Which territory was an independent country for 9 years before being added to the U.S.? (Hint: The U.S. waited so long because they didn't want to upset the balance of free & slave states.)
Mexican Cession
Florida
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Territory
Texas Republic
The U.S. won a war against Mexico to obtain (get) this land.
Mexican Cession
Florida
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Territory
Texas Republic
The gold rush was a motivation for people to move westward in order to...
find gold and become rich.
settle down and create large cities.
gain religious freedom in a new land.
trade with Native Americans and respect their culture.
Many people moved west to live...
in big cities.
near the woods.
on inexpensive land.
with Native Americans.
What idea did Americans use to justify westward expansion?
The Louisiana Purchase
Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion
The Articles of Confederation
Which explorer is known for establishing the first U.S. settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains? (Hint: He created a trail that later became known as the first National Road.)
Daniel Boone
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Zebulon Pike
What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
They wanted to find gold in California on the West Coast to become rich and famous.
They wanted to explore the Louisiana Purchase & find a westward route to the Pacific Ocean.
They wanted to find a southern route to Mexico using Zebulon Pike's routes and maps.
They wanted to travel the world and beat Magellan's record for circumnavigation.
This picture shows...
Native Americans being forced off of their land onto reservations in the West.
Native Americans fighting back against the unjust treatment they received from Americans.
Native Americans signing a peace treaty with the Americans.
Native Americans earning their land back by farming crops in the North.
The trail of tears was a result of the...
Indian Removal Act
Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of Paris
First Amendment
Which of the following ruled that African American slaves were not citizens and had no rights in the American government?
Dred Scott case
Manifest Destiny
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Articles of Confederation
The Northwest Ordinance encouraged westward expansion. As a result...
African American slaves had no rights in the American government.
Native Americans were pushed further West and away from their lands.
Native Americans signed peace treaties which said Americans would respect their culture and way of life.
Slavery was outlawed in the entire United States of America.
This law was passed saying that Native American tribes had to leave their lands East of the Mississippi and move West. Some Native tribes moved willingly, some resisted, others tried to join American culture.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Indian Removal Act
Louisiana Purchase
Kansas Nebraska Act
The violence in Kansas was caused by...
everyone wanting Kansas to be a slave state.
disagreements over whether Kansas should be a free or slave state.
everyone wanting Kansas to be a free state.
disagreements over whether the state should be named Kansas or Nebraska.
The Missouri Compromise resulted in...
Missouri entering as a slave state and Maine entering as a free state.
both Missouri and Maine entering as slave states.
both Missouri and Main entering as free states.
neither state being accepted into the United States.
Under the ______________ states were allowed to form their own military, print their own money, and make their own laws.
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Which of the following included business men, landowners, and professional people?
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
