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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I guided the Corps of Discovery.

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Merriweather Lewis

c)

William Clark

d)

James Polk

2.

I explored the southwest and discovered a peak near Colorado Springs.

a)

Zebulon Pike

b)

Merriweather Lewis

c)

William Clark

d)

Bringham Yount

3.

I was the Mexican General during the Mexican American War.

a)

Santa Anna

b)

Tecumseh

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

James Polk

4.

I was asked by my good friend to join him on the expedition as the cartographer of the Louisiana Purchase.

a)

William Clark

b)

Merriweather Lewis

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Daniel Boone

5.

I was a Shawnee Indian leader who tried to unite the Indian tribes to resist the European settlements in the United States.

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Tippecanoe

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Santa Anna

6.

I was chosen by President Jefferson to lead the Corps of Discovery.

a)

William Clark

b)

Merriweather Lewis

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

Sacagawea

7.

We were men who lived in the mountains trapping furs, and later guided travelers.

a)

Mountain Men

b)

Texans

c)

Interpreters

d)

49ers

8.

I led the Mormons to the west and we settled in Salt Lake City, Utah.

a)

Bringham Young

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Merriweather Lewis

d)

William Clark

9.

We rushed to California in search of gold during the year that we earned our nickname.

a)

49ers

b)

Californians

c)

Pioneers

d)

Mormons

10.

I found the Warrior’s Path, also known as the Cumberland Gap. I also explored and settled Kentucky.

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Merriweather Lewis

11.

I am responsible for purchasing the Louisiana Purchase.

a)

Thomas Jerfferson

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

James Polk

d)

James Monroe

12.

I am responsible for the Monroe Doctrine.

a)

James Monroe

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

I am responsible for the Trail of Tears.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Polk

d)

Zachary Taylor

14.

I am responsible for the Mexican American War.

a)

James Polk

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Monroe

15.

I was a general in the Mexican American War who later became president. (aka Old Rough and Ready)

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

James Polk

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

16.

What mountain range was the eastern barrier during westward expansion

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

d)

Pike's Peak

17.

What mountain range was the western barrier during westward expansion?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Pike's Peak

d)

McDowell Mountains

18.

What trail that settlers used to get west is still mostly intact today?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

California Trail

c)

Santa Fe Trail

d)

Arizona Trail

19.

What trail brought settlers west for the gold rush?

a)

California Trail

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Santa Fe Trail

d)

Arizona Trail

20.

What trail had guards protecting travelers?

a)

Santa Fe Trail

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

California Trail

d)

Arizona Trail

21.

The U.S. doubled its sized when it purchased this from France.

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Oregon Country

d)

Texas Territory

22.

Why was it hard for people to travel in American in the early 1700s?

a)

There were no maps.

b)

The trains were very crowded.

c)

The roads were bad.

d)

All of these.

23.

Why did some people want to go west even though travel was difficult?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

New farmland

c)

A new start

d)

All of these

24.

How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?

a)

He traveled around and spoke about the West.

b)

He cleared a pass through the Appalachian Mountains.

c)

He led wagon trains out west.

d)

He helped build the first railroad through Kentucky.

25.

Which did Lewis and Clark not see on their expedition?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Continental Divide

26.

How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark

a)

She made maps of the Louisiana Territory.

b)

She took care of Clark’s children.

c)

She helped guide them through unfamiliar land.

d)

She collected rocks, plants, and animals for them.

27.

What was the main reason Native Americans resented settlers who moved into the west?

a)

The settlers took the Native American’s land.

b)

The Native Americans didn’t approve of settlers’ beliefs.

c)

The Native Americans didn’t approve of settlers’ beliefs.

d)

The Native Americans didn’t approve of farming.

28.

What was Tecumseh’s idea for resisting American settlers?

a)

Charging the Americans money for the land.

b)

Uniting Native American tribes against the Americans.

c)

Having each tribe sign independent treaties.

d)

Asking Great Britain to help fight the Americans.

29.

What was the biggest advantage of the steamboat compared to other river travel?

a)

It could carry people and goods both upstream and downstream.

b)

It was cheaper to build.

c)

It could travel at night.

d)

It reduced farmers’ dependence on flatboats.

30.

How did the building of the Erie Canal in New York affect the rest of the country?

a)

New York got all the other states’ business.

b)

Other states also built canals.

c)

It had no effect on other states.

d)

Other states closed their canals.

31.

What advantages did railroads have over canals?

a)

They didn’t freeze in winter.

b)

They could travel over mountains.

c)

They were faster.

d)

All of these.

32.

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

a)

They agreed to give up their land.

b)

They were given a choice of where to live.

c)

They were forced to live in certain areas.

d)

They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

33.

Which WAS NOT a reason Americans kept expanding into new land?

a)

Americans were being forced westward by Native Americans.

b)

Americans felt they had a “right to settle the entire continent.

c)

Americans thought they could never have too much good farmland.

d)

Americans wanted to extend liberty across North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

34.

When the first Americans moved into Texas, what did the government of Mexico ask them to do?

a)

Become loyal Mexican citizens

b)

Bring their enslaved workers with them

c)

Come up with their own religion

d)

Make their own laws

35.

What did the Battle of the Alamo represent to the Texans who fought the Mexican army under the leadership of Sam Houston?

a)

The conflict between the Texans and Mexicans

b)

The Mexican Army that won the battle

c)

The presence of Daniel Boone

d)

The heat of the day on which the battle was fought

36.

Why wasn’t Texas admitted to the United States right away?

a)

It covered too large an area.

b)

It allowed slavery.

c)

Sam Houston wanted it to be independent.

d)

Texans wanted to be part of Great Britain.

37.

What made Oregon Country so valuable to America?

a)

Its location on the Pacific Ocean

b)

Its mountains

c)

The fur of its animals

d)

Its wide open spaces

38.

What Strategy did the United States and Great Britain use to avoid war over Oregon Country?

a)

Complement

b)

Compromise

c)

Comprehend

d)

Comprise

39.

With the Mexican War, President Polk hoped to add new areas to the United States. Which were two of them?

a)

Louisiana Territory and Oregon Country

b)

Appalachia and Texas

c)

California and New Mexico

d)

California and Oregon Country

40.

Why did the Mormons settle in the Far West?

a)

To avoid paying taxes

b)

To avoid religious persecution

c)

To avoid the overcrowded East Coast

d)

To avoid the Mexican American War

41.

Which IS NOT true about the California Gold Rush?

a)

It attracted more than 80,00 people to California.

b)

Very few people “struck it rich”.

c)

Merchants had a hard time selling their product.

d)

Prospecting was a very hard life.