WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
I guided the Corps of Discovery.
Sacagawea
Merriweather Lewis
William Clark
James Polk
I explored the southwest and discovered a peak near Colorado Springs.
Zebulon Pike
Merriweather Lewis
William Clark
Bringham Yount
I was the Mexican General during the Mexican American War.
Santa Anna
Tecumseh
Daniel Boone
James Polk
I was asked by my good friend to join him on the expedition as the cartographer of the Louisiana Purchase.
William Clark
Merriweather Lewis
Sacagawea
Daniel Boone
I was a Shawnee Indian leader who tried to unite the Indian tribes to resist the European settlements in the United States.
Tecumseh
Tippecanoe
Sacagawea
Santa Anna
I was chosen by President Jefferson to lead the Corps of Discovery.
William Clark
Merriweather Lewis
Daniel Boone
Sacagawea
We were men who lived in the mountains trapping furs, and later guided travelers.
Mountain Men
Texans
Interpreters
49ers
I led the Mormons to the west and we settled in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bringham Young
Daniel Boone
Merriweather Lewis
William Clark
We rushed to California in search of gold during the year that we earned our nickname.
49ers
Californians
Pioneers
Mormons
I found the Warrior’s Path, also known as the Cumberland Gap. I also explored and settled Kentucky.
Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
Sacagawea
Merriweather Lewis
I am responsible for purchasing the Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jerfferson
Zachary Taylor
James Polk
James Monroe
I am responsible for the Monroe Doctrine.
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
Zachary Taylor
Thomas Jefferson
I am responsible for the Trail of Tears.
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
I am responsible for the Mexican American War.
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
I was a general in the Mexican American War who later became president. (aka Old Rough and Ready)
Zachary Taylor
James Polk
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
What mountain range was the eastern barrier during westward expansion
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Pike's Peak
What mountain range was the western barrier during westward expansion?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Pike's Peak
McDowell Mountains
What trail that settlers used to get west is still mostly intact today?
Oregon Trail
California Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Arizona Trail
What trail brought settlers west for the gold rush?
California Trail
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Arizona Trail
What trail had guards protecting travelers?
Santa Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
California Trail
Arizona Trail
The U.S. doubled its sized when it purchased this from France.
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
Oregon Country
Texas Territory
Why was it hard for people to travel in American in the early 1700s?
There were no maps.
The trains were very crowded.
The roads were bad.
All of these.
Why did some people want to go west even though travel was difficult?
Manifest Destiny
New farmland
A new start
All of these
How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?
He traveled around and spoke about the West.
He cleared a pass through the Appalachian Mountains.
He led wagon trains out west.
He helped build the first railroad through Kentucky.
Which did Lewis and Clark not see on their expedition?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark
She made maps of the Louisiana Territory.
She took care of Clark’s children.
She helped guide them through unfamiliar land.
She collected rocks, plants, and animals for them.
What was the main reason Native Americans resented settlers who moved into the west?
The settlers took the Native American’s land.
The Native Americans didn’t approve of settlers’ beliefs.
The Native Americans didn’t approve of settlers’ beliefs.
The Native Americans didn’t approve of farming.
What was Tecumseh’s idea for resisting American settlers?
Charging the Americans money for the land.
Uniting Native American tribes against the Americans.
Having each tribe sign independent treaties.
Asking Great Britain to help fight the Americans.
What was the biggest advantage of the steamboat compared to other river travel?
It could carry people and goods both upstream and downstream.
It was cheaper to build.
It could travel at night.
It reduced farmers’ dependence on flatboats.
How did the building of the Erie Canal in New York affect the rest of the country?
New York got all the other states’ business.
Other states also built canals.
It had no effect on other states.
Other states closed their canals.
What advantages did railroads have over canals?
They didn’t freeze in winter.
They could travel over mountains.
They were faster.
All of these.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
They agreed to give up their land.
They were given a choice of where to live.
They were forced to live in certain areas.
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
Which WAS NOT a reason Americans kept expanding into new land?
Americans were being forced westward by Native Americans.
Americans felt they had a “right to settle the entire continent.
Americans thought they could never have too much good farmland.
Americans wanted to extend liberty across North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
When the first Americans moved into Texas, what did the government of Mexico ask them to do?
Become loyal Mexican citizens
Bring their enslaved workers with them
Come up with their own religion
Make their own laws
What did the Battle of the Alamo represent to the Texans who fought the Mexican army under the leadership of Sam Houston?
The conflict between the Texans and Mexicans
The Mexican Army that won the battle
The presence of Daniel Boone
The heat of the day on which the battle was fought
Why wasn’t Texas admitted to the United States right away?
It covered too large an area.
It allowed slavery.
Sam Houston wanted it to be independent.
Texans wanted to be part of Great Britain.
What made Oregon Country so valuable to America?
Its location on the Pacific Ocean
Its mountains
The fur of its animals
Its wide open spaces
What Strategy did the United States and Great Britain use to avoid war over Oregon Country?
Complement
Compromise
Comprehend
Comprise
With the Mexican War, President Polk hoped to add new areas to the United States. Which were two of them?
Louisiana Territory and Oregon Country
Appalachia and Texas
California and New Mexico
California and Oregon Country
Why did the Mormons settle in the Far West?
To avoid paying taxes
To avoid religious persecution
To avoid the overcrowded East Coast
To avoid the Mexican American War
Which IS NOT true about the California Gold Rush?
It attracted more than 80,00 people to California.
Very few people “struck it rich”.
Merchants had a hard time selling their product.
Prospecting was a very hard life.
