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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
2.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
3.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
4.
What is the name of the piece of land the U.S. gained after the Mexican-American War?
a)
Oregon Country
b)
Given Mexican Land
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Mexican Cession
5.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
6.
How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?
a)
It provided the president with the power to sign treaties with foreign powers to buy additional territory
b)
It provided a review process for laws in new territories and states.
c)
It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.
7.
Which of these is required of a U.S. territory in order for it to become a U.S. state?
a)
Election of a state governor
b)
A population of 60,000 people
c)
Appointment of the first postmaster
8.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
9.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
10.
Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
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
12.
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
13.
The two people Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory after it was purchased?
a)
Sacagawea & John Smith
b)
York & Daniel Boone
c)
Franklin & MAason
d)
Lewis & Clark
14.
______ was an American pioneer who led many settlers to lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Zebulon Pike
b)
Daniel Boone
c)
Lewis & Clark
d)
Thomas Jefferson
15.

Why were beavers popular for hunting?

a)

They made excellent coats for natives

b)

Hats made from beaver fur were all the rage in Europe

c)

People used them as carpets in their homes

d)

They were dangerous if left to their own devices

16.
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
a)
She made maps of the Louisiana Territory.
b)
She took care of Clark's children.
c)
She helped guide them through the unfamiliar land.
d)
She collected rocks, plants, and animals for them.
17.

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the geography of the United States?

a)

it quadrupled the size of the U.S.

b)

it had no effect

c)

it doubled the size of the U.S.

d)

It cut the size of the US in half

18.
What was the valley called in which many settlers passed through the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky?
a)
Wilderness Road
b)
Lewis and Clark
c)
Cumberland Gap
d)
Boonesborough
19.

What was the most popular route used by the pioneers to travel out west?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

California Trail

c)

Santa Fe Trail

d)

Mormon Trail

20.
What did people use to travel as a way to carry their supplies?
a)
Car
b)
Wagon
c)
Train
d)
Ship
21.

How much would a wagon & oxen cost today?

a)

$1,000,000

b)

$10,000

c)

$5,000

d)

$10,000,000

22.
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
23.

Which of the following territories was owned by Spain and Mexico before it became part of the United States?

a)

Oregon

b)

Florida

c)

Louisiana

d)

Texas

24.

Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of people and goods across the Mississippi River faster and easier?

a)

Steamboat

b)

Steam Locomotive

c)

Air Plane

d)

Telegraph

25.
President of the United States; signed the Indian Removal Act; supported westward expansion
a)
John Ross
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Andrew Jackson 
d)
Abraham Lincoln
26.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
27.

What is #1 on the map?

a)

Original 13 Colonies

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

28.

What is #2 on the map?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

29.

What is #3 on the map?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

30.

What is #4 on the map?

a)

Florida (Spanish) Cession

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

31.

What is #5 on the map?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

32.

What is #6 on the map?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Oregon Country

33.

What is #7 on the map?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Oregon Country

34.

What is #8 on the map?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Gadsden Purchase

35.

What is #2 on the map?

a)

Land gained from Great Britain through Treaty of Paris in 1783

b)

Land gained from France in 1803 for $15 Million

c)

Land gained by annexing the Republic of Texas in 1845

d)

Land gained from Mexico in 1853 for $10 Million

36.

What is #3 on the map?

a)

Land gained from Mexico in 1853 for $10 Million

b)

Land gained from France in 1803 for $15 Million

c)

Land gained by annexing the Republic of Texas in 1845

d)

Land gained from Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris in 1783

37.

What is #5 on the map?

a)

Land gained from Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo for $15 Million

b)

Land gained from France in 1803 for $15 Million

c)

Land gained by annexing the Republic of Texas in 1845

d)

Land gained from Great Britain through the Treaty of Paris in 1783

38.

What is #6 on the map?

a)

Land gained from Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo for $15 Million

b)

Land gained from France in 1803 for $15 Million

c)

Land gained by annexing the Republic of Texas in 1845

d)

Land gained by a treaty with Great Britain in 1846 that splits it 50-50

39.

What is #8 on the map?

a)

Land gained from Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 for $15 Million

b)

Land gained from France in 1803 for $15 Million

c)

Land gained by annexing the Republic of Texas in 1845

d)

Land gained from Mexico in 1853 for $10 Million to build a southern railroad

40.

Which river does the Erie Canal connect to the Great Lakes?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Hudson River

c)

Missouri River

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