WorksheetsWestward Expansion Quiz 2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
In the Battle of Alamo, who had more troops?
Mexico
Texans
French
Who fought in the Battle of the Alamo?
Texans and France
Mexico and France
Texans and Mexico
President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1930. What was the Indian Removal Act?
Native Americans were removed from their land to west of the Mississippi.
Native Americans were removed from tribal lands to Oregon.
Native Americans were removed from the west to being relocated in the Ohio River Valley.
Why did the pioneers move west?
To get away from Native Americans.
To settle new land and make a better life for themselves.
To start a new country.
If you were a child in the 1800's, what would your life be like?
Going to school every day.
Going to school and playing with pioneer games.
Working hard with little or no play.
How did new technologies like the steamboat and building canals help business?
People were able to enjoy the countryside.
This helped the movement of goods and products.
The building of canals and the steamboats were very expensive.
Steam locomotives were a better form of transportation because goods were sent all over the country, they were faster, and they were safer.
True
False
During the War of 1812 at Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote....
The Constitution
The Treat of Ghent
America the Beautiful
The Star Spangled Banner
Which President arranged the Lewis and Clark Expedition that nearly double the side of the United States?
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
The Louisiana Purchase was a good deal because...
It cost 15 million dollars.
It doubled the size of the United States.
It helped fulfill Manifest Destiny.
All of the above
Who won the War of 1812?
no one
Britain
America
France
Where was the Battle of Little Bighorn fought?
Oregon
Montana
Texas
Gold was found in the Black Hills that made the US government take over the land.
False
True
How did the Texans feel after the Battle of the Alamo about independence?
They were unaffected by it.
They didn't want anymore bloodshed.
It gave the Texans a reason to keep fighting.
None of the above
