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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
2.
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
3.
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
a)
NA could not get enough supplies and this lef to poverty
b)
NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers
c)
NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
d)
NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
4.
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
5.
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
a)
The Great Expansion
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Oregon Fever
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
6.
Which best describes Manifest Destiny?
a)
Caused everyone to get along better
b)
expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific
c)
Idea started in the 1600s
d)
The king said that we had to the right to move west
7.
As people were heading West during the late 1800s, the most difficult area to cross was Area 3 on the map. Why was it so difficult to travel through Area 3?
a)
The area was wider than other parts of the country.
b)
The area consisted of mountains and rugged terrain.
c)
The area had not yet been explored by previous travelers.
d)
The area was populated with too many Native Americans.
8.
Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
9.
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
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 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
12.
Which President paid the two famous explorers to search and map the new Louisiana territory?
a)
James Madison
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
13.
Which river did the famous explorers of the Louisiana Territory expedition start their journey? This river stretches over 2,00 miles across our country to the Rocky Mountains.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Missouri River
c)
Rio Grande River
d)
Hudson River
14.
Which of the following skills would be a necessary skill for taking a long trip across unchartered land?
a)
Making Maps
b)
Navigation of land and rivers
c)
Knowledge of plants, animals, and medicine for survival
d)
All of these skills would be essential for making such a journey
15.
After reaching the Rocky Mountains, what did the explorers of the Louisiana Territory do next?
a)
Continued until reaching the Pacific ocean
b)
Turned around and followed the same river back home
c)
Stayed and built a village right next to the Rocky Mountains
d)
Met a Native American tribe that attacked and killed them both
16.
President Jefferson bought the territory of Louisiana from...
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Ireland
17.
Jefferson believed that the young country should continue to grow. This is known as....
a)
Northern Expansion
b)
Southern Expansion
c)
Eastern Expansion
d)
Western Expansion
18.
__________ was an important help as guide and an interpreter during the Lewis and Clark expedition
a)
York
b)
Mandan
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
19.
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
20.
These states are on which coast of the U.S.?
a)
Pacific
b)
West
c)
East
d)
Northern
21.
What is manifest destiny
a)
The Mexicans believed that they had the right to keep the Mexican Cession
b)
Americans believed that they had the right to spread their culture across the continent
c)
The decision of whether or not a state was slave or free
d)
The Native Americans being able to keep their homeland
22.
What were the gold miners in California called?
a)
Forty-eighters
b)
Forty-niners
c)
Gold diggers
d)
Gold miners
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