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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 124

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?
a)
Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
b)
Sickness or disease 
c)
Fighting with Native Americans 
d)
Bad weather or storms
2.
What city became known as the “Gateway to the west”?
a)
Salt Lake City, Utah
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
St. Louis, Missouri
d)
Nicodemus, Kansas
3.
How did most people travel to the west?
a)
Boat
b)
Horseback
c)
Car
d)
Covered Wagon
4.
What did explorers and mountain men write to help pioneers travel west?
a)
Legends
b)
Guidebooks
c)
Encyclopedias
d)
Dictionaries
5.
What types of weather hazards did pioneers face? 
a)
Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts 
b)
Sickness or disease
c)
Fights with Native Americans
d)
Spring floods, winter snows, and tornadoes
6.
What did the Homestead Act of 1861 allow settlers to do?
a)
Go to war with Native Americans
b)
Own the land that they settled on after 5 years
c)
Establish the sharecropping system
d)
Make peace with the Native Americans
7.
What animal impacted the building of the railroads, and was also essential to the Native Americans way of life?
a)
Snakes
b)
Mountain lions
c)
Bison
d)
Locusts
8.
Where did railroad companies advertise to attract new settlers to the region?
a)
Europe
b)
The south
c)
Asia
d)
The west
9.
What were Boom Towns?
a)
Towns that were developed when gold and silver was found in a particular place. 
b)
Towns that were abandoned after the gold and silver mines were depleted.
c)
Towns where dynamite was found
d)
Towns where loud sounds were often heard.
10.
What two ethnic groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad?
a)
Mexican Americans and Native Americans
b)
Irish immigrants and Chinese immigrants
c)
African Americans and European immigrants
d)
Scottish immigrants and Japanese immigrants 
11.
Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Madison
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Monroe
12.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
13.
Who were the 49ers?
a)
Gold miners
b)
Locals of California during the gold rush.
c)
Football tram
d)
The boom-town
14.

The 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

a)

Due Process

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

American Progress

d)

Mercantilism

15.

Uncharted territory or wilderness

a)

Expedition

b)

Frontier

c)

Pacific

d)

Exploration

16.

Chartered a government for the Northwest Territory and provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory.

a)

Northwest Ordinance

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Magna Carta

17.

the status of being a state in the U.S.

a)

statehood

b)

segregation

c)

confederation

d)

union

18.

Treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain.

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Adams Onis Treaty

19.

To give up power of a territory

a)

Annex

b)

Secede

c)

Cede

d)

Produce

20.

The discover of gold in the California territory leads to a massive immigration of settlers onto the land to get rich quick

a)

Gold Rush

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Mormon movement

d)

Crypto Craze

21.

Immigrated to the West during the Gold Rush, faced discrimination by the white settlers

a)

Chinese

b)

Mexicans

c)

Irish

d)

English

22.

A religious group that went west to Utah to practice their religion freely

a)

Protestants

b)

Catholics

c)

Mormons

d)

Methodists

23.

A 2000 mile trail that stretched from Missouri to Oregon, many pioneers traveled this trail to go west

a)

Mormon Trail

b)

Santa Fe Trail

c)

Oregon Trail

d)

California Trail

24.

Treaty between Great Britain and the United States that divided the Oregon Country and gave the lower half to the United States

a)

Oregon Treaty

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Adams-Onis Treaty

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.

The large area of land that was given up by Mexico to the United States included Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Oregon Territory

28.

Strip of land south of the Mexican Cession that was purchased for $10 million and completed the idea of Manifest Destiny.

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Northwest Territory

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Purchase

29.

The addition of Texas to the U.S. , it would eventually lead to the U.S. - Mexican War.

a)

Spanish Concession

b)

Annexation of Texas

c)

Secession of South Carolina

d)

Georgia removal

30.

What did Daniel Boone create after crossing the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

the first US settlement west of the Ohio River

b)

the first US settlement east of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

the first US settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

d)

the first US settlement north of Florida

31.

Zebulon Pike's expedition was important for what reason?

a)

he established the Wilderness Trail

b)

he located and explored the upper parts of the Mississippi River

c)

he brought back new plants and animals

d)

he brought back silk and gold

32.

What caused the United States to acquire the Mexican Cession?

a)

it was part of the Louisiana Purchase

b)

it was part of the Annexing of Texas

c)

winning the Mexican War

d)

they bought the land from Mexico

33.

What territory is represented by the E on the map?

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Oregon Territory

c)

Florida Acquisition

d)

Mexican Cession

34.

What territory is represented by the D on the map?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Florida Acquisition

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

United States

35.

What territory is represented by the C on the map?

a)

Texas Territory

b)

Florida Acquisition

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

Mexican Cession

36.

What territory is represented by the F on the map?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Florida Acquisition

d)

United States

37.

What territory is represented by the B on the map?

a)

Florida Acquisition

b)

Louisiana Territory

c)

Texas Territory

d)

Mexican Cession

38.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
39.
How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?
a)
the amount of bison did not change
b)
the amount of bison decreased
c)
the amount of bison increased
d)
bison migrated east
40.

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

a)

the railroads helped the Native Americans move east

b)

Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

c)

the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources

d)

the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had

41.

What was the cause of a town becoming a ghost town?

a)

the gold runs out in the local mine

b)

the railroad moves its station away from the town

c)

both

d)

none of the above

42.
Which of the following explains the major drawback of mining?
a)
mining became useless as new technology replaced natural resources
b)
mining proved to be unprofitable
c)
mining was destructive to the natural environment
d)
mining did not provide any jobs for local residents
43.

How were the Native Americans economically affected by displacement?

a)

They profited from gold found on their reservations

b)

Their families were separated from their children

c)

They lived comfortably on reservations

d)

Many suffered from poverty and starvation

44.

Which of the following is NOT a way the railroad increased agricultural trade?

a)

Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to market

b)

Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers

c)

Native Americans profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads

d)

Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads

45.
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
b)
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
c)
Polluted the air and the natural environment
d)
All of the above
46.
I just moved to America, but I'm too poor to travel to the West. Instead, I will start a family here in the city. People don't like me because I wasn't born in the United States.
a)
Asian Immigrants
b)
European Immigrants
c)
Mexican Americans
d)
African Americans
47.
I use to own land in the West. However, after the U.S. won a war against my country in the 1840s people began discriminating against me. As a result, I lost my land.
a)
Mexican American
b)
African American
c)
European Immigrants
d)
Asian American
48.
I just moved to America in search of gold. Instead, I took a job working on the Transcontinental Railroad. I am paid less than white workers, even though I am a hard worker.
a)
African American
b)
European Immigrant
c)
Mexican American
d)
Asian Immigrant
49.
What is the Pony Express?
a)
The name of a horse
b)
A new town
c)
A way to deliver mail
d)
A horse race
50.
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
a)
The Great Expansion
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Oregon Fever
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
51.
What did the westward expansion offer for former slaves?
a)
food
b)
wealth
c)
land
d)
a new beginning and freedom
52.
What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?
a)
bean picker
b)
barbed wire
c)
steel plow
d)
windmills 
53.
What is a Tejano?
a)
A style of music that pioneers listened to
b)
A Mexican settler in Texas
c)
The name of the fort in Texas
54.
What was the Alamo?
a)
The train that traveled through Texas
b)
A city in Texas
c)
A fort that was used by the Americans
55.
How many days did the Americans and Tejanos hold the fort before being defeated?
a)
13
b)
15
c)
23
56.
In 1830, before the annexation of Texas, Texas was a part of _________.
a)
Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
United States
57.
What was the name of the Texas leader that was elected as the leader of the Army?
a)
Santa Anna
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Austin Moreno 
58.
Why were many Americans moving out West?
a)
To be with their families 
b)
Better weather conditions
c)
Good, cheap farmland
59.
Why did people move to California in 1849 for the gold rush?
a)
To strike it rich
b)
To sell tools 
60.
Why were the people that moved to California for the gold rush called "forty niners"?
a)
There were 49 hundred of them
b)
Most of them moved there in 1849
c)
They traveled 49 miles to get to California
61.
How many people traveled to California in search for gold?
a)
300,000
b)
15,000
c)
1,000,000
62.
A town whose population grows very quickly is called a ____________.
a)
Pop town
b)
Fast  town
c)
Boomtown
63.
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
a)
Independence, Missouri 
b)
Oregon City, Oregon
c)
Rocky Mountains 
64.
How long did the Oregon Trail take to travel?
a)
6 months
b)
One year
c)
10 months
65.
Where does the Oregon Trail end?
a)
Independence, Missouri
b)
Oregon City, Oregon
c)
Rocky Mountains
66.
What was the job of a gold miner like?
a)
Rich and luxurious 
b)
Difficult and dangerous
c)
Fun and rewarding
67.
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
68.
What year did James Marshall discover gold?
a)
1849
b)
1848
c)
1894
69.
What was the name given to the mining towns after the people left?
a)
James Towns
b)
Gold Towns
c)
Ghost towns
70.

Allowed farmers to break up dry tough soil of the Great Plains.

a)

sod house

b)

windmill

c)

steel plow

d)

barbed wire

71.

These were used throughout the Great Plains to pump water from the ground and to provide power.

a)

windmills

b)

sod house

c)

steel plow

d)

barbed wire

72.

Over hunting reduced the American Buffalo population from 30 million to __________ in a little over a decade.

a)

85

b)

850

c)

8,500

d)

85,000

73.

The Transcontinental Railroad reduced the time it took to travel across the United States from 6 months to _______

a)

6 weeks

b)

6 days

c)

3 weeks

d)

3 days

74.

Which of the following was NOT part of the physical environment of the Great Plains?

a)

land eroded by wind and water

b)

forests

c)

low rainfall

d)

frequent dust storms

75.

The Homestead Act was written to encourage people to

a)

move to eastern cities

b)

mine and raise cattle in the west

c)

settle and farm western lands

d)

avoid border conflicts with Mexico

76.

Which of the following was NOT A MAJOR result of the Homestead Act?

a)

increased conflict between settlers and Native Americans

b)

increased westward migration

c)

protection of the rights of Native Americans

d)

opening up the frontier to farming and ranching

77.

Many farmers built their homes from sod. What answer BEST describes sod?

a)

branches and clay

b)

iron and wood

c)

grass and mud

d)

curried buffalo hide

78.

The building of the transcontinental railroad resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

a)

protection of sacred Indian lands

b)

farmers could get their crops to market

c)

creation of time zone

d)

ranchers could get their cattle to slaughter houses in the east

79.

What was the MAIN reason the government wanted Native Americans on reservations

a)

to keep them from starving

b)

to take their land

c)

to preserve the remaining buffalo

d)

to teach them new skills

80.

One of the MAJOR factors contributing to the destruction of the way of life of the Plains Indians was the

a)

movement of freed slaves to the west

b)

industrialization of the major cities in the west

c)

slaughter of the buffalo herds

d)

discovery of gold and silver deposit

81.

Which of the following factors BEST explains the increase of population west of the Mississippi River after the Civil War?

a)

improved methods of transportation

b)

withdraw of the troops from the South

c)

the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments

d)

development of factories in the South

82.

Which of the following best describes the landscape of the Great Plains

a)

relatively flat land and covered by prairie grasses

b)

relatively flat land and covered by dense forest

c)

mountainous land with many canyons

d)

mountainous land with little vegetation

83.

What area is A

a)

Florida

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

ceded by Great Britain

d)

Original 13 Colonies

84.

What area is B?

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Original 13 colonies

c)

Treaty of Paris (Revolutionary War)

d)

Mexican Cession

85.

What area is D?

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Florida Cession

c)

Mexico Cession

d)

Oregon Territory

86.

What area does E represent?

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

13 Original Colonie

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Florida Cession Spain

87.

What area does G represent?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Texas Annexation

88.

What area does H represent?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Oregon Territory

89.

What area does I represent?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Louisiana Purchase

90.

What area does J represent?

a)

Texas

b)

Hawaii

c)

Alaska

91.

What area does K represent?

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Oregon

92.
What would make the best title for this image?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
Attack of the 50 foot Woman
d)
Manifest Destiny
93.
To Annex land means to:
a)
take it over
b)
conquer it
c)
give it up to another country
d)
buy it
94.
The Gadsden Purchase is an area of land the U.S. bought from:
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Britain
95.
The Mexican Cession is land that the United States took as a result of:
a)
annexation
b)
the War with Mexico
c)
a treaty with Britain
d)
the Mexican Revolution
96.
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
97.
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
98.
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
99.
Which of the following is part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
California
b)
New Mexico
c)
Nevada
d)
All of these
100.

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

101.
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
102.
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
103.
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
104.
The territory the U.S. acquired in 1846 that settled a boundary dispute at the 49th parallel with Britain identified in the picture? 
a)
Florida Purchase
b)
Thirteen Colonies
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
105.

What piece of land was purchased in 1853 in order to build something in the South? What did they want to build?

a)

Mexican Cession/Trails

b)

Louisiana Territory/Canals

c)

transcontinental/Oregon Country

d)

Gadsden Purchase/Railroad

106.
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
107.

Which document had these characteristics in the image?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Northwest Ordinance

108.

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 (border dispute)

c)

the discovery of gold in California

d)

the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

109.

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

110.

Before becoming part of the US this territory was claimed by

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britain

111.

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

112.

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

113.

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

114.
The expedition of Lewis and Clark was successful because
a)
they brought back valuable information about the land west of the Mississippi River
b)
they converted Native Americans to Christianity
c)
They won Mexico from Spain
d)
all of the above
115.
Who was the President who sent out Lewis and Clark on their journey?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
'Thomas Jefferson
116.
What is the name of the big piece of land that Thomas Jefferson bought in 1803?
a)
Texas Territory 
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Mississippi Expansion
d)
Midwest Territory
117.
Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?
a)
President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.
b)
Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.
c)
Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.
d)
The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.
118.
Which bank was Andrew Jackson having a conflict with? 
a)
First Bank of the United States
b)
Second Bank of the United States
c)
Pet Banks
d)
State Banks
119.
Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
a)
A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
b)
tariffs were lowered
c)
women gained the right to vote
d)
African Americans were allowed to vote
120.
What was the Southern economy based on?
a)
manufacturing
b)
livestock
c)
agriculture
d)
service industry
121.
Why did Southerners oppose tariffs in  the early 1800s?
a)
decreased the price of goods they needed
b)
angered their European trading partners
c)
benefited only northern merchants
d)
were higher in the South than in the North
122.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
a)
the idea that the common people should control their government
b)
the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828
c)
the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power
d)
the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812
123.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
124.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
nullification

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