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U.S. Expansion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
People who traveled and settled in the newly explored Western United States
a)
Pioneers
b)
49ers
c)
Mormons
d)
Mountain Men
2.
What were the 3 main trails that went West?
a)
Santa Fe, Lousiana, Oregon
b)
Oregon, Mormon, Donner
c)
California, Oregon, Montana
d)
Mormon, Oregon, California
3.
Where was gold first found in California?
a)
Sewell's Mill
b)
Sutter's Mill
c)
The Mountains
d)
Johnson's Pass
4.
The 80,000 people who came to California in 1849 to seek their fortune were called...
a)
Pioneers
b)
59ers
c)
49ers
d)
Gold seekers
5.
Indian relocation was called what?
a)
Cries of the Cherokee
b)
Trail of Tears
6.
The term that means America has the right and duty to spread democracy across the continent.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Common Sense
d)
John L. O'Sullivan
7.
Why were steam engines unsafe when they were first created?
a)
They blew up a lot
b)
The leaked
c)
They were too heavy, and sank
d)
No seatbelts
8.

In what year did the United States acquire the Louisiana Territory?

a)

1803

b)

1819

c)

1845

9.

The Mexican Cession included which state?

a)

Califorina

b)

Kansas

c)

Oregon

d)

Florida

10.

How did the US acquire Louisiana?

a)

Purchase

b)

Cession

c)

War

d)

Annexation

11.

Which territory was acquired from France?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Oregon

12.

Which territory was annexed?

a)

Oregon

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

The Gadsden Purchase

13.

Which territory was divided in half at the 49th parallel?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

14.

Napoleon Bonaparte was associated with our acquisition of which territory?

a)

Oregon

b)

Louisiana

c)

Alaska

d)

Florida

15.

We wanted this territory for access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans

a)

Florida

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

d)

Oregon

16.

Manifest Destiny was a

a)

belief

b)

law

c)

book

d)

terrorist organization

17.
The purchase of Louisiana
a)
was a costly mistake
b)
was opposed by western farmers
c)
doubled the size of the United States
d)
led to war with Great Britain 
18.
During which time period did most territorial expansion of the United States take place?
a)
Early 1700s
b)
Early 1800s
c)
Late 1700s
19.
Where was most of the territory the United States acquired during the era of Westward Expansion?
a)
West of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River
b)
West of the Mississippi River
c)
Along the Canadian border with the United States
20.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
21.

The term Mexican Cession refers to which of these?

a)

The U.S. gaining control of Texas

b)

The treaty that gave Texas it's independence

c)

The U.S. acquiring land from Mexico

d)

the limits placed on immigration into the U.S.

22.

_________ was added to the United States after it became an independent republic.

a)

California

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Ohio

23.
__________  __________ sold the Louisiana Territory to __________  __________, which was a bargain for only 15 million dollars.
a)
Lewis Clark; Thomas Jefferson
b)
Napolean Bonaparte; Thomas Jefferson
c)
Lewis Clark; Napolean Bonaparte
d)
Thomas Jeffereson; Napolean Bonaparte
24.

Select all options below that are true about the Louisiana Purchase/Territory

a)

It doubled the size of the United States

b)

It was very expensive per acre

c)

it cost 15 Million dollars

d)

it was purchased in 1809

25.
Fur traders who went to the West in search of freedom, adventure, to live off their wits, and make money in the fur trade. 
a)
Mormons
b)
49ers
c)
Mountain Men
d)
Pioneers

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