WorksheetsWestward Migration
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What area is letter A on the map?
Flordia
Texas Territory
Louisiana Purchase
California Territory
What area is letter B on the map?
Flordia
Texas Territory
Louisiana Purchase
California Territory
The United States before the Louisiana Purchase
What area is letter C on the map?
Flordia
Texas Territory
Louisiana Purchase
California Territory
The United States before the Louisiana Purchase
What area is letter D on the map?
Flordia
Texas Territory
Louisiana Purchase
California Territory
The United States before the Louisiana Purchase
What were the goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition given to them by President Thomas Jefferson? (Choose 3)
Identify if the Columbia river is a good route to the Pacific Ocean
Learn about the plant and animal life
Find the best route to the Atlantic Ocean
Survey the territory (mapping the geography)
Identify good areas to build telegraph lines
Who did the U. S. gain Florida from?
Great Britain
France
Mexico
Spain
Why was the Louisiana Purchase a significant event in U.S. history?
It nearly bankrupted the U.S.
It started a war between the U.S. and France.
It doubled the size of the U.S.
It ended westward expansion in the U.S.
Why were the people in Texas fighting at the Alamo?
They wanted to grow more crops
To gain independence from Mexico
They wanted to become part of a French territory.
They wanted more land
What event contributed most to the major growth of California?
completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
the discovery of gold in California
invention of the steam engine
completion of the Erie Canal
Canals, steamboats, and railroads carried settlers part of the way west. What trail did they then have to take to complete their journey?
Mississippi Trail
Missouri Trail
California Trail
Oregon Trail
The law allowed the U.S. to remove American Indians by forced them to land west of the Mississippi River on Reservations.
Relocation
Indian Removal Act
Reservation
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago
In which battle did the American Indians win, killing Army Lt. Colonel George Custer and all of his men, making American settlers very upset?
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Bunkerhill
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Gettysburg
Forcing American Indians to march west, to lands that the settlers did not want, in the bitter cold with sickness and starvation was known as:
The Oregon Trail
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Nebraska
The Trail of Mississippi
Which statements correctly describe causes of American Indian relocation in the 1800s?
(Choose 3)
American settlers wanted American Indian land in the Southeast for farming.
The U.S. government bought American Indian land for a fair price.
American settlers did not approve of American Indian culture.
The U.S. government wanted to protect the American Indians from catching European diseases.
American settlers wanted to stop American Indians from interfering and attacking them in the west.
What is the significance of "Remember the Alamo!"? Why did the Texas fighters shout that during the battle with Santa Anna?
It was a famous song
To remember how they won before, and know they could do so again
To remember those that died during the battle at the Alamo
That was a hero's name
