WorksheetsWestern Expansion Study Guide
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which would be the BEST title for the white region of this map?
The States Created by the Northwest Ordinance
Slave States and Free States
The Original United States of America
The Louisiana Purchase
Which President was responsible for the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Andrew Jackson
James Buchanan
Martin Van Buren
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Boone explored what two geographic features in Tennessee and Kentucky?
The Ohio and Tennessee Rivers
The Cumberland Gap and The Wilderness Road
The Tennessee River and the Cumberland Gap
The Cumberland Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains
"Manifest Destiny" is associated with which statement?
Ships should not be allowed on the Mississippi River.
President Lincoln believed that adding new territories would lead to more slavery.
The Democratic Party was the only party to choose a president from.
The United States was blessed by God to expand it's borders.
What is the best statement to describe the Louisiana Purchase?
It resulted in a conflict between France and the United States.
It pushed the Spanish south of the Rio Grande in North America.
It resulted in the removal of all British military forces from North America.
It nearly doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.
What statement BEST describes the "Trail of Tears?"
It was the name given to the secret escape route of slaves.
Children were forced to work in factories in the Northeast.
Cherokee and Creek Indians were forced from their homes in the Southeast and forced to move to Oklahoma.
It was the name given to the construction of the railroad.
This map shows the route of:
Jefferson and Adams.
Lewis and Clark.
Daniel Boone.
Zebulon Pike.
-Zebulon Pike
-Meriwether Lewis
-William Clark
-Daniel Boone
What do these people have in common?
They helped explore parts of the United States.
They were important leaders in the Civil War.
They drafted the US Constitution.
They were all Vice Presidents.
Which letter on the map represents the route taken by Zebulon Pike?
A
B
C
D
Which letter on the map represents land from the Mexican Cession of 1848?
A
B
C
D
This painting BEST relates to what period in American History?
The Revolutionary War
Women gaining the right to vote
Expansion into the American West
The beginning of the Civil War
By 1830, American Settlers in Texas had displeased Mexican authorities by:
refusing to free their slaves
converting to Catholicism
allowing Mexico to tax the crops they sold
agreeing to let Mexico control their local governments
Other than exploring the new territories of the United States, what other information did Lewis and Clark gain from their expedition?
Wagon trails for future settlers.
Information regarding new plants and animals.
The Louisiana Purchase.
Information regarding French Settlements in Quebec.
In 1848 why were people headed west to California?
Hoping to strike gold.
Immigration.
Free land distribution.
New trading opportunities.
Which letter on the map represents land gained from Great Britain in 1846?
A
B
C
D
Who was known for blazing the "Wilderness Road" from North Carolina and Tennessee into Kentucky?
Sam Houston
Daniel Boone
Andrew Jackson
Davey Crockett
Which is the BEST title for the map pictured?
The Louisiana Territory
Immigration in America
Expansion through Warfare
America's Manifest Destiny
