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WorksheetsExpansion and Reform in the US
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why was traveling west extremely long and dangerous ?
Because their were no railroads
There were Native American attacks.
Covered wagons and animals moved slow.
All of the above.
What caused the Gold Rush in California?
Bulls rushed to California.
Gold was found in California.
Grain was found in California.
They wore Gold Shirts in California.
What was the Homestead Act of 1862?
The government gave away free land in the West to anyone that would claim land and live on it for 5 years.
Pack up your houses and leave.
Act out in a play.
The emancipation of slavery.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
French toast and sticks on a plate.
Purchasing Louis V from France.
The territory sold by France to the US in 1803.
Any one born in Louisiana in 1920.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was America’s mission to expand from ocean to ocean.
To dream about one's destiny.
The belief that war can be avoided.
To dream about the world.
What was the main route to travel west?
Through Asia to Baltimore.
Through Canada.
Through West Africa to East Africa.
Through the Oregon Trail.
A railroad track was built between 1865-1895 out west.
True
False
What is the Golden Spike?
The last of the iron in the mine.
The first railroad line connecting the East to the West.
The last of the gold in California.
A spiked hair cut.
What was a benefit of the railroad?
The seats were made of leather.
Transportation of people and goods were quicker and cheaper.
They drove backwards.
They went 100 miles an hour.
Did the settlers moving west know that the Native Americans already owned the land?
Yes
No
