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WorksheetsWestward Expansion Unit Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
What were the hardships of Westward Expansion?
Difficult River Crossings
Sickness & Starvation (Limited Food Sources)
Bad Weather
Broken Wheels/Axels
All of the Above
Why did the Mormons move west to Utah?
to escape poverty and debt
to settle on land provided by the government
to escape religious persecution
to make their fortunes raising sheep for wool
It took 9 years for Texas to become an official U.S. state because
Texas had no railroads
Texas had no large cities
The balance between eastern and western states would be disrupted
The balance between free and slave states would be disrupted
This president signed the Indian Removal Act
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Jefferson
Who did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from for $15 million?
Great Britain
Japan
France
Look on the map: Which area of land is the Mexican Cession?
A
F
G
D
Look on the map: Which area of land is the Texas Annexation?
A
D
F
G
Look on the map: Which area of land is the Oregon Treaty?
A
D
F
G
Look on the map: Which area of land is the Louisiana Purchase?
A
B
C
D
Look on the map: Which area of land is the Florida Purchase?
E
F
H
I
Look on the map: Which area of land is the Northwest Ordinance?
F
G
H
I
Look on the map: Which area of land is the 13 Original Colonies/States?
F
G
H
Not Labeled
What are some Economic Motivations for Exploration in the West
Plentiful furs could be hunted and sold in Europe
Rich farmlands made it possible to become self-sufficient
Towns and cities along western trails needed supplies & food
None of the Above
All of the Above
Which of the following technologies were pull factors for Westward Expansion?
telephone, printing press, & highways
steel plow, steam engines, & sewing machines
indoor plumbing, tepees, & electric fences
steel gin, wagons, & postage stamps
What was the main objective of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Outline the steps and expectations for new territories to become states.
Establish slavery as quickly as possible in new territories.
Provide a place for Native Americans to move to when removed from land.
Defeat other countries such as England and Spain in claiming the area.
This land acquisition was purchased from Spain for $5 million dollars (but also included a battle with the Seminole Indians).
Louisiana Purchase
Florida Purchase
Texas Annexation
Oregon Treaty
Lewis and Clark tried to establish peaceful relations with whom on their exploration?
Europeans
African Americans
Native Americans
Children
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
The tribes had to leave their land and move west.
The Cherokee took their case to the Supreme Court.
A forced Indian removal was called “The Trail of Tears”.
The Seminole moved west peacefully and happily.
A law passed that said escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners is also known as:
Fugitive Slave Law
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott Case
Missouri Compromise
A law passed allowing two territories to decide for themselves if they wanted to allow slavery or not is also known as:
Fugitive Slave Law
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott Case
Missouri Compromise
A court decision that ruled that a man had to return to slavery despite having traveled to free states with his owner is also known as:
Fugitive Slave Law
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott Case
Missouri Compromise
What were all abolitionists fighting to accomplish?
The end to expansion.
The end to slavery.
The end to British rule.
The end to unfair taxes.
Which abolitionist was an escaped slave who became a conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
Which abolitionist was a former slave who was a writer, editor of 'The North Star', and leading abolitionist.
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
Which abolitionist was the founder of the anti-slavery newspaper 'The Liberator'?
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
______________________ was caused when slavery policies and legislation in each region created allegiance to local governments over the entire country. This sparked the beginning of the American Civil War.
Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion
Sectionalism
Abolitionism
