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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the U.S purchase Louisiana?

a)

1793

b)

2003

c)

1803

d)

1865

2.

What law provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Northwest Ordinance 1787

3.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the start of the U.s/Mexican War?

a)

Polk stationed troops in a disputed area of Texas

b)

Border dispute between U.S. and Mexico

c)

Mexican soldiers fired on U.S. soldiers

d)

Guadalupe Hidalgo pushed for war in the the U.S. Senate

4.

What territory was added to the United States after the U.S. Mexican War?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Texas

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Oregon

5.

What land acquisition is shown in this picture?

a)

Oregon

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Florida

6.
Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
7.
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
8.
Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Oregon
9.
Which of the following territories did we win last in 1848 from Mexico after fighting a war?
a)
Florida
b)
Louisiana
c)
California
d)
Oregon
10.
Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
b)
Meriwether Lewis and James Madison
c)
William Clark and Thomas Jefferson
d)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
11.

What was the main effect of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

It prevented the United States from establishing colonies abroad.

b)

It established the United States as the dominant power in the Eastern Hemisphere.

c)

It established the United States as the dominant power in the Western Hemisphere.

d)

It began period when the United States established colonies abroad.

12.

What was the impact of the 1824 Supreme Court decision in the Gibbons v. Ogden case?

a)

This decision ruled that Native American tribes were not sovereign nations.

b)

This decision declared that government has implied powers in addition to those listed in the Constitution.

c)

This decision stated that Georgia could not impose its laws upon tribal lands.

d)

This decision gave the United States government the right to control interstate commerce.

13.

What was one major consequence of the 1819 Supreme Court decision in the McCulloch v. Marylandcase?

a)

State governments no longer had authority over their local banks.

b)

Actions taken by the federal government could be overturned by individual states.

c)

Federal banks could place a tax on local banks using notes that were not chartered in that state.

d)

Actions by a state could not supersede constitutionally sound actions taken by the federal government.

14.

What was the outcome of the Worcester v. Georgia case?

a)

Established that the federal government as the only authority in relations with Native Americans.

b)

Gave the Civilized Five tribes an opportunity to sue New Jersey.

c)

Allowed the Cherokees to relocate to the Everglades.

d)

Established judicial review.

15.

Which General invaded Florida in 1818?

a)

Washington

b)

Jackson

c)

Santa Ana

d)

Jefferson

16.
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.
17.
Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —
a)
a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
b)
Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million 
c)
the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
d)
Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million
19.
Which quotation from this letter reveals the main reason for the surge in Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
“I am exceedingly well pleased at coming to this land of plenty.”
b)
“I would advise all my friends to quit Ireland. . . .”
c)
“What you labour for is sweetened by contentment and happiness. . . .”
d)
“There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”
20.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
21.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
22.
How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?
a)
the amount of bison did not change
b)
the amount of bison decreased
c)
the amount of bison increased
d)
bison migrated east
23.
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
24.
What was the cause of a town becoming a ghost town?
a)
the gold runs out in the local mine
b)
the railroad moves its station away from the town
c)
A & B
d)
none of the above
25.
Which of the following explains the major drawback of mining?
a)
mining became useless as new technology replaced natural resources
b)
mining proved to be unprofitable
c)
mining was destructive to the natural environment
d)
mining did not provide any jobs for local residents

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