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Looking to the West Test

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who mapped new discoveries and recorded information about over 300 new species of plants and animals while exploring the American West?

a)

Liam and Chris

b)

John and Benjamin

c)

Mikaela and Candace

d)

Lewis and Clark

2.

Which is the correct definition for Manifest Destiny?

a)

American settlers felt it was their God given right and their duty to spread the American way of life as far East as they could, no matter what the cost.

b)

American settlers felt it was their God given right and their duty to spread the American way of life as far West as they could, no matter what the cost.

c)

American settlers felt it was their God given right and their duty to stop the spread the American way of life, no matter what the cost.

d)

German settlers felt it was their God given right and their duty to spread the American way of life as far West as they could, no matter what the cost.

3.

Why did Lewis and Clark have to be saved by the American Indians?

a)

They were trapped in the cold with only a small amount of food

b)

They were attacked by a bear

c)

They didn't need to be saved

d)

They were lost

4.

Which group suffered the most due to Westward Expansion?

a)

Sepratists

b)

Colonists

c)

American Indians

d)

Pilgrims

5.

One of the main reasons why Lewis and Clark explored was to ____________ maps.

a)

find

b)

make

c)

destroy

d)

eat

6.

What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?

a)

Canada

b)

Louisiana

c)

Oregon

d)

Florida

7.

Gold, lumber and furs are all ______________ resources that were found in Western America.

a)

unlimited

b)

foreign

c)

cheap

d)

natural

8.

What does the bold line in the image above represent?

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Mason-Dixon line

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Missouri River

9.

What was the name of the American Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

The Queen of England

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Rosie the Riveter

10.

How much did America pay to buy land in North America from France?

a)

$15 million

b)

$ 1 billion

c)

$50 million

d)

$500,000