WorksheetsCH14 Westward Expansion
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which quotes are part of the idea of Manifest Destiny? (Choose 2)
“The American settlers’ lifestyle is superior to the lifestyle of American Indians.”
“American Indians have natural rights given by God to live on their lands.”
“American Indians should follow their own rules of government.”
“The United States has the natural right to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean.”
“The United States is better off without the uncivilized West.”
How did James K. Polk win election as president in 1844?
He promised to end the practice of Manifest Destiny.
He promised to give American Indians land in the west.
He promised to build the Oregon Trail.
He promised to expand the United States to the west.
Which example specifically describes people in the United States overcoming a physical barrier?
American Indians lived in teepees they could take with them as they followed herds of buffalo.
Prospectors hurried to California to try to get rich during the Gold Rush.
Colonists in the South built an economy focused on agriculture because of the region’s climate and soil.
Pioneers crossed the Rocky Mountains on their way to the Oregon Territory.
Which action best completes the graphic organizer?
The U.S. agrees to give Texas back to Mexico to avoid further fighting.
Mexico gives Florida to the U.S.
The U.S. annexes Texas as a state.
The U.S. gains land from Mexico in the treaty signed at the end of the war.
What event contributed most to the change shown in the table?
completion of the Erie Canal
completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
invention of the steam engine
the discovery of gold in California
This map shows U.S. territorial acquisitions over time.
Which area did the United States receive from Mexico as part of the treaty signed after the Mexican-American War?
Area A
Area B
Area C
Area D
Which territory is described by the text in the box?
California Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Oregon Territory
Texas
Many people from the East moved west and opened businesses in the booming mining towns. These businesses included places to eat and sleep, places to buy mining tools and supplies, and more.
Which word best describes the people who moved west to meet the needs of miners?
Entrepreneurs
Immigrants
Prospectors
How did the Gold Rush affect California’s statehood?
It delayed California’s statehood because there was no government.
It helped California become a state sooner because the population grew quickly.
It delayed California’s statehood because the population grew quickly.
It helped California become a state sooner because there was no government.
The ____________was an overland trail that went through the physical barrier of the Appalachian Mountains.
Wilderness Road
Oregon Trail
Cumberland Gap
The ______________ was an overland trail that went through the physical gateway of the Great Plains.
Wilderness Road
Cumberland Gap
Oregon Trail
