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Westward Expansion Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who previously owned the Louisiana Territory?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Indiana

d)

Mexico

2.

How much did the Louisiana Purchase Cost?

a)

$20 Million

b)

$15 Million

c)

$ 35 Million

d)

$10 Million

3.

When was the treaty between the United States and Spain?

a)

1833

b)

1822

c)

1819

d)

1998

4.

What did the Oregon Territory contain?

a)

Spanish, Americans, Indian

b)

Americans, Europeans, and Canadians

c)

Europeans, Africans, Canadians

d)

Americans, Canadians, Mexicans

5.

What type of Native American was Sacagawea?

a)

Sioux

b)

Cherokee

c)

Shoshone

d)

Chippewa

6.

What are mountain passes?

a)

Top of the mountain

b)

A cave in the mountain

c)

A waterfall inside the mountain

d)

Openings in the mountain

7.

What was the expedition of Lewis and Clark also called?

a)

Corps of Discovery

b)

The Great Journey West

c)

The California Gold rush

d)

The Corps of Success

8.

Who sent Lewis and Clark to explore?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

9.

When did Texas join the United States?

a)

1845

b)

1855

c)

1844

d)

1861

10.

Which territories expanded the United States?

a)

Georgia Purchase, Florida, Texas and California Territories

b)

Nevada Purchase, Florida, Texas, and California Territories

c)

Kansas Purchase, Texas, Arkansas, and California Territories

d)

Louisiana Purchase, Florida, Texas, Oregon and California Territories

11.

What current states made up the Oregon Territory?

a)

Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana

b)

California, Washington, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana

c)

Oregon, Nevada, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana

d)

Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Nevada

12.

Who were the American volunteers trying to protect the Alamo?

a)

David Bowie and Jim Henson

b)

Merriweather Lewis and Jim Bowie

c)

Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie

d)

William Bowie and David Clark

13.

Thomas Jefferson was the ______ President.

a)

5th

b)

3rd

c)

7th

d)

6th

14.

Who was Sacagawea's husband?

a)

Jefferson

b)

LaFayette

c)

Charbonneau

d)

Washington

15.

What year did Florida Join the United States?

a)

1811

b)

1819

c)

1820

d)

1821