WorksheetsFMS Westward Expansion
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This painting was completed in 1864, just before the end of the Civil War. At that time, what idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans?
a)
The need to establish national parks
b)
The threat of industrial pollution
c)
The abundance of wildlife
d)
The promise of a new beginning for the nation.
2.
What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819?
a)
Florida Purchase
b)
Thirteen Colonies
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
3.
Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Northwest Territory
d)
Mexican Cession
4.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
5.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
6.
Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
James Monroe bought it
b)
It doubled the size of the U.S.
c)
We bought it from Spain
d)
All of these are true
7.
What action did the US government take towards Native Americans?
a)
removed them from their tribal lands and moved them to reservations
b)
paid them a fair amount for their land
c)
passed a law that gave them all citizenship
d)
gave them bison
8.
What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
a)
the railroads helped the NA move east
b)
Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
c)
the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supple and resources
d)
the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had
9.
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
b)
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
c)
Polluted the air and the natural environment
d)
All of the above
10.
What did the westward expansion offer for former slaves?
a)
food
b)
wealth
c)
land
d)
a new beginning and freedom
11.
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
12.
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
13.
What is a Physical Barrier?
a)
A feature that makes traveling harder
b)
A feature that makes traveling easier
c)
A feature that has no affect on travel
d)
None of the above
14.
As a result of Westward Expansion, what tragic event took the lives of over one third of the Native American people as they moved to Indian reservations?
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The War for Independence
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The War of 1812
15.
What government grant gave 160 acres of land to pioneers to farm for 5 years?
a)
New Land Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Free Land Act
d)
Welcome Home Act
16.
Which group of immigrants came to California to help build the railroad and risked death or injury blasting through the mountain?
a)
Chinese
b)
Mexicans
c)
Africans
d)
Whites
17.
Where did the two railroads finally meet?
a)
Sacramento, California
b)
Promontory Point, Utah
c)
New York City
d)
Washington DC..
18.
What was built to connect the east coast with the west coast?
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Eire Canal
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Southern Railroad
19.
What were the lands where Native Americans were forced to live called?
a)
Reservations
b)
Compounds
c)
Concentration Camps
d)
Summer Camp
20.
What term describes the idea of being absorbed into a larger culture?
a)
assimilation
b)
convergence
c)
prejudice
d)
cultural diffusion
21.
Where did the Union and Pacific Railroads meet?
a)
Omaha, NE
b)
Promontory, Utah
c)
Denver, CO
d)
Oklahoma City, OK
22.
The group responsible for the large scale destruction of the buffalo on the American frontier was
a)
US Army
b)
Railroad companies
c)
Gold miners
d)
Cattle ranchers
23.
Technique used to adapt to dryer climates
a)
Dry Farming
b)
Texas Fever
c)
Commissioners
d)
Rustlers
24.
What did the Homestead Act offer?
a)
a new home for travelers
b)
a stop along the Oregon Trail
c)
free land after 5 years of living on it.
25.
What immigrant group helped to complete the transcontinental railroad?
a)
Chinese
b)
Irish
c)
African American
d)
All of these
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