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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 105
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Class
Date
1.
Why were many Americans moving out West?
a)
To be with their families
b)
Better weather conditions
c)
Good, cheap farmland
2.
Why did people move to California in 1849 for the gold rush?
a)
To strike it rich
b)
To sell tools
3.
A town whose population grows very quickly is called a ____________.
a)
Pop town
b)
Fast town
c)
Boomtown
4.
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
a)
Independence, Missouri
b)
Oregon City, Oregon
c)
Rocky Mountains
5.
How long did the Oregon Trail take to travel?
a)
6 months
b)
One year
c)
10 months
6.
Where does the Oregon Trail end?
a)
Independence, Missouri
b)
Oregon City, Oregon
c)
Rocky Mountains
7.
Why was the period called 'The Gold Rush'?
a)
The men became rich quickly because of the gold
b)
The men discovered the gold very quickly
c)
Many men rushed there in search of gold
8.
What year did James Marshall discover gold?
a)
1849
b)
1848
c)
1894
9.
What was the name given to the mining towns after the people left?
a)
James Towns
b)
Gold Towns
c)
Ghost towns
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.
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
12.
What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819?
a)
Florida
b)
Thirteen Colonies
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
13.
What is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture?
a)
Florida Purchase
b)
Thirteen Colonies
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
14.
Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Northwest Territory
d)
Mexican Cession
15.
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
16.
What piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the Southwest? What did they want to build?
a)
Mexican Cession/Trails
b)
Louisiana Territory/Canals
c)
transcontinental/Oregon Country
d)
Gadsden Purchase/Railroad
17.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
18.
Which document had these characteristics in the image?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Northwest Ordinance
19.
In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?
a)
a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory
b)
issues arising over the boundaries of Texas
c)
the discovery of gold in California
d)
the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
20.
The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —
a)
more than doubled the size of the United States
b)
established a method for admitting new states to the Union
c)
encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution
d)
proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories
21.
Who were the people that traveled west in search of wealth and new land?
a)
Pioneers
b)
The British
c)
Native Americans
d)
privateers
22.
The name given to the group of pioneers who went to California during the Gold Rush
a)
Forty Niners
b)
Gold diggers
c)
Golden Arches
d)
Seventy Sixers
23.
Immigrated to the West during the Gold Rush, faced discrimination by the white settlers
a)
Chinese
b)
Mexicans
c)
Irish
d)
English
24.
A religious group that went west to Utah to practice their religion freely
a)
Protestants
b)
Catholics
c)
Mormons
d)
Methodists
25.
Occurred because of Manifest Destiny and the Annexation of Texas. the United States wins the war and pays Mexico $15 million for the Mexican Cession.
a)
U.S. - Mexican War
b)
French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
War of 1812
26.
Document that ended the U.S. - Mexican War. (1848)
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Oregon Treaty
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
d)
Adams - Onis Treaty
27.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
28.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
29.
Chinese immigrants in the 1800s are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
30.
Utah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?
a)
Mormons
b)
Christians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mountain men and fur trappers
31.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
32.
Which of the following would most likely be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny?
a)
The owner of a textile factory in the Northeast
b)
A slave on a southern plantation
c)
A Native American
d)
A farmer wanting to obtain new land
33.
The ________________ was a law in 1860 that offered acres of land to anyone who agreed to live on and improve the land for 5 years.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Meeting at Promontory Point
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Boomtown Act
34.
_______________ were African Americans who took advantage of the Homestead Act
a)
exodusters
b)
cowboys
c)
farmers
d)
mormons
35.
Another word for vaquero is _____________. These Americans were taught how to handle cattle.
a)
farmer
b)
cowboy
c)
sodbuster
d)
granger
36.
What people group is most abused in the American movement to the West?
a)
African Americans
b)
Mexicans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Irish Imigrants
37.
How did railroads help with trade and economic growth?
a)
They did not help. They just polluted the environment for future generations.
b)
Helped cows eat more grass and grow bigger when they were moved to the train station by the cowboys.
c)
Provided a fast way to get crops and animals to the markets
d)
Provided a way to move the Native Americans farther West at a fast rate.
38.
The United States agreed to divide the Oregon Territory with
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Britain
d)
Mexico
39.
The President most associated with Manifest Destiny
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James K. Polk
40.
What do we call someone who went west to settle in the new land?
a)
mountainer
b)
pioneer
c)
traveler
d)
backpacker
41.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory
c)
Trans-Appalachian West
d)
Oregon Country
42.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Southwest Cession
b)
Texas Annexation
c)
Mexican Purchase
d)
Gadsden Purchase
43.
People who searched for gold called
a)
Gold diggers
b)
49ers
c)
Crazy
d)
76ers
44.
extending the nation beyond its existing borders.
a)
Rendezvous
b)
Expansion
c)
Mission
d)
Annex
45.
To give up
a)
Expansion
b)
Rendezvous
c)
Annex
d)
Cede
46.
To add on
a)
Expansion
b)
Rendezvous
c)
Annex
d)
Cede
47.
practice of having more than one spouse at a time
a)
Polygamy
b)
Vigilante
c)
Annex
d)
Cede
48.
Self-appointed law enforcers
a)
Polygamy
b)
Vigilante
c)
Rendezvous
d)
Dictatorships
49.
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. . . .”
50.
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
51.
Before becoming part of the US this territory was claimed by
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Britain
52.
With the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the US Mexican War what did the US acquire?
a)
mineral rights to gold in California
b)
the Louisiana Territory
c)
several territories from Mexico
53.
Which of these would be an Economic Motive For Manifest Destiny Policies?
a)
New Markets, inexpensive farmland, gold
b)
religious persecution, spreading faith
c)
security and spreading of democracy
54.
What was the main reason Chinese immigrants came to America?
a)
to experience the wagon trail
b)
to search for Gold in California
c)
to help America fight Mexico
55.
Which area on the map was annexed by the United States in 1845?
a)
Area 1
b)
Area 2
c)
Area 3
d)
Area 4
56.
Which area on the map was part of the Mexican Cession:
a)
Area 1
b)
Area 2
c)
Area 3
d)
Area 4
57.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They all caused a war with Spain
b)
They increased the size of the US
c)
They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States
d)
They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico
58.
Which of these explains the main reason why Irish immigrants migrated to the US in the nineteenth century?
a)
They came to find gold and silver
b)
They came because of religious wars in Ireland
c)
They came because of the Potato Famine
d)
They came to convert American settlers to Catholicism
59.
Which area was purchased from France by the U.S. in 1803 and doubled the size of the U.S.?
a)
Area 1
b)
Area 2
c)
Area 3
d)
Area 4
60.
This list describes the experiences of immigrants in the 19th from —
a)
Italy
b)
China
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
61.
Which of these was a goal shared by most Manifest Destiny supporters?
a)
Abolishing slavery in the U.S.
b)
Owning all land in North America
c)
Withdrawing from foreign affairs
d)
Returning to an agrarian (farming) economy
62.
What was a MAIN reason for Irish immigration to the U.S. in the 19th century?
a)
Escaping War
b)
Better economic opportunity
c)
Potato famine
d)
None of the above
63.
Which of the following best shows similarities between Texas and California?
a)
Both were slave states
b)
Both are bordered by the Pacific Ocean
c)
Both were once part of Mexico
d)
Both depended on industry for success
64.
Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s:
a)
Free land in the midwest
b)
Possible freedom of religion
c)
An economic boom in the West
d)
The possibility of a free education
65.
Which immigrant group was responsible for these contributions to American culture?
a)
African Americans
b)
German Americans
c)
Chinese Americans
d)
Italian Americans
66.
• Limited government interference in business
• Prices determined by supply and demand
• Private owners receive the profits
Which type of economy are being described above?
• Prices determined by supply and demand
• Private owners receive the profits
Which type of economy are being described above?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Socialism
c)
Free Enterprise
d)
Subsistence Farming
67.
Which of the following best completes the chart?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Nevada
d)
California
68.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
69.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
70.
Did many people die while going west?
*easy*
*easy*
a)
No
b)
Yes
71.
This map shows the U.S. _______ the war with Mexico.
a)
just after
b)
shortly before
c)
during
d)
about 20 years after
72.
Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
William B. Travis
c)
James Fannin
d)
Santa Anna
73.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
74.
The Angel in the painting "American Progress" best represents...
a)
United States Destiny in the West
b)
Religious Migration to Utah
c)
Homesteaders
d)
Removal of the Native Americans to Oklahoma
75.
The US got Florida from
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
76.
Which territory was annexed to the United States following ten years of being "The Lonestar republic"?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
77.
Which geographic feature was the boundary line between the United States in 1783 and the Louisiana Territory in 1803?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Rocky Mountains
78.
What ended the Mexican-American war?
a)
The Treaty of California
b)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
A huge battle
d)
Surrender
79.
Who were the Mormons?
a)
1848 when gold was found in California
b)
name given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
c)
Mexican General
d)
created by Congress in 1848 as an area that included present day Oregon
80.
Which group of people were persecuted, or badly treated, by their neighbors in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, and then decided to move to Utah?
a)
Mormon pioneers
b)
Goshute Native Americans
c)
Pioneers headed to Oregon
d)
The Donner-Reed party
81.
Lewis and Clark were sent by President Jefferson to:
a)
invade Mexico
b)
stop British attacks on U.S. ships
c)
explore Louisiana
d)
buy Louisiana
82.
The Monroe Doctrine says that:
a)
All Native Americans must live west of the Mississippi River
b)
The U.S. would not accept new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
c)
New roads and bridges will be constructed throughout the west
d)
All Americans deserve healthcare
83.
Which is the only state to have once been an independent country?
a)
Texas
b)
Colorado
c)
Oregon
d)
Arizona
84.
Which of the following is part of an area of the United States that was taken by conquest?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Arizona
d)
All of these
85.
Texas became part of the United States as a result of:
a)
The Mexican War
b)
Annexation
c)
A treaty with Spain
d)
a purchase from France
86.
Oregon became part of the United States as a result of:
a)
the Mexican War
b)
a purchase from France
c)
the Texan War for Independence
d)
a treaty with Britain
87.
Florida became part of the United States as a result of:
a)
a purchase from Spain
b)
the Mexican War
c)
annexation
d)
the Revolutionary War
88.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
89.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1803
b)
1819
c)
1845
90.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Florida Cession
91.
All of the following are PUSH factors for westward expansion EXCEPT
a)
gold rush
b)
population growth
c)
population density
d)
working conditions in factories
92.
All of the following are PULL factors for westward expansion EXCEPT?
a)
gold rush
b)
Homestead Act
c)
easier forms of transportation
d)
it was crowded
93.
Which President enforced the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Thomas Jefferson
94.
What present day state was known as "Indian Territory?"
a)
Ohio
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Georgia
d)
Arkansas
95.
Which section of our country was most impacted by the Industrial Revolution
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
96.
What Indian tribe was NOT forced to move along the Trail of Tears?
a)
Creek
b)
Seminole
c)
Chickasaw
d)
Sioux
97.
What's one lasting impact of mountain men?
a)
they married Indians
b)
they discovered easy trails west
c)
they hunted beaver to near extinction
d)
the mountain man rendezvous
98.
The U.S. wanted to get control over the Mississippi River and New Orleans. Why did they want this area?
a)
The river was in the U.S.
b)
The port was used by Spain and they could get into the U.S.
c)
The port and river were needed for trade in North America
d)
The U.S. did not want Native Americans to have it
99.
Lewis and Clark had many goals that Jefferson gave them. Which one was NOT accomplished?
a)
Making peace with Natives
b)
Locating the Northwest Passage
c)
Gaining access to the Pacific
d)
Scientific Exploration: plants and animals
100.
Some people questioned Jefferson's role in the Louisiana Purchase. Why?
a)
Constitution did not state that he could buy land
b)
Western land was opening the U.S. to threats
c)
the land made the U.S. twice as big
d)
We were not allies with the French
101.
Which was NOT a reason settlers moved west?
a)
fresh start
b)
better life
c)
land ownership
d)
government forced them
102.
Who would consider Manifest Destiny (America's expansion) would be seen as positive by what TWO groups?
a)
Railroad companies
b)
Native Americans
c)
gold seekers
d)
Mexico
103.
The U.S. wanted to use the land out west. What was the way the U.S. settled the issue with Native Americans living on the land out west?
a)
Treaties that were kept by both sides
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
U.S. offered to pay full price for Indian lands
d)
The U.S. offered the Natives a seat in Congress to help them decide what to do
104.
Reservations were lands set aside for Native people. Which statement was NOT true about the reservations?
a)
America cut funding to the reservations meaning shortage of food and supplies
b)
Native Americans were left with no way of hunting
c)
Native Americans were thankful for the land and the supplies and were peaceful in their new homes
d)
Violence broke out on the reservations
105.
Lewis and Clark's expedition proved which of the following was TRUE
a)
Louisiana Purchase was worth the money because of all the plants and animals there
b)
Louisiana Purchase was a waste of money
c)
People cannot survive out west
d)
they did not bring enough information back to make a judgement
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