WorksheetsWestward Expansion Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Westward Expansion caused settlers and Native Americans to have different types of interactions. Wars between the Natives and the Settlers were an example of:
consumption
conflict
cooperation
compromise
In the early 19th Century, many Americans began to move west. Which of the following was a cause of Westward Expansion?
Native Americans forced settlers out of existing settlements.
Large cities out west attracted people to move.
Population in the east was increasing and settlers wanted more land.
Diseases were spreading rapidly and settlers moved to escape sickness.
The belief that Americans were meant to spread religion, government, and their way of life across the country was called ________?
Manifest Destiny
American Dream
New Frontier
Treaty of Paris
The Louisiana Purchase was made by President Thomas Jefferson. What was the EFFECT of this agreement between the U.S. and France?
It paid for the construction of the Erie Canal.
It more than doubled the size of the United States.
It immediately removed the Native Americans from their homes.
It ended the conflict with Great Britain over Canada.
People who settle in one country after leaving another are:
Immigrants
Natives
Colonists
Visitors
Which of the following was MOST IMPORTANT to an early pioneer family when deciding where to locate their cabin or homestead in the west?
having trees that could provide shade for the cabin to keep them cool
living near a bank so that loans could be taken out to buy seeds
having a nearby water source for drinking, cooking and bathing
Being near friendly Native Americans who could teach them how to farm
Which of the following would be considered a primary source document of the events that occurred during the Westward Movement?
Research report on the Mexican Cession
Timeline of territories acquired by the government
map of the United States in HISTORY ALIVE
Journal entries written by Meriwether Lewis
All throughout history, it has been necessary to modify the environment in order to survive. From the list below, choose one thing that is NOT a human modification of the physical environment?
irrigation of deserts
formation of canyons
building of water resevoirs
placing dams in rivers
Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to lead an expedition. What was the main purpose of this expedition?
to explore the land gained from the Louisiana Purchase
to travel down the Mississippi River
to go out west to search for gold
to claim all the lands in the west for the United States
Use the map to decide which of the following states were originally part of the Louisiana Purchase?
Florida
Nebraska
Kentucky
Illinois
What two physical barriers were the greatest challenge for those traveling west?
poor hygiene and polluted waters
rivers and mountains
oceans and streams
buffalo herds and Native Americans
Sacagawea guided the Lewis and Clark Expedition over the high, steep Rocky Mountains and also translated for them. This is an example of:
conflict
compromise
cooperation
climate
