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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the U.S. government auctioned off the land in the Northwest Territory?

a)

To pay war debts

b)

Because it couldn't gain money by taxing its people

c)

Because it wanted Americans to farm the new land

d)

Because the land was totally empty

2.

When a territory gained _______ free adult people, it could write a Constitution and apply to the U.S. government to become a state

a)

5,000

b)

50,000

c)

60,000

d)

Any number of

3.

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

a)

that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

b)

that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

c)

that we would be dragged into another war.

d)

that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.

4.

In what year was the NW Ordinance ratified?

a)

1787

b)

1482

c)

1776

d)

1864

5.
What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?
a)
1948
b)
1849
c)
1848
d)
1850
6.
Most gold miners struck it rich.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What was the first thing miners did when they arrived in California?
a)
stake a claim for their land
b)
take a shower
c)
start gold panning
d)
try to meet friends
8.
What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 
a)
Surfers
b)
Coasters
c)
Forty Niners
d)
Raiders
9.
Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which of the following Ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its north territory to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
New Mexico and Arizona Purchase
d)
Guadalupe Purchase
11.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
12.
Which area on this map was gained by the U.S. as a direct result of the Mexican-American War?
a)
green 
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
yellow
13.
_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Providence
b)
The Spoils System
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Destiny of the USA
14.

With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand in what direction?

a)

to the north

b)

to the south

c)

to the west

d)

to the east

15.

Who was the Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana territory to the US?

a)

Toussaint Louverture

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Friedrick Von Steuben

16.
Which body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?
a)
Oregon River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Tennessee River
17.
What doubled the size of the US?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada Purchase
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
California Purchase
18.

Who was the governor of New York when the Erie Canal was built?

a)

Booker Dewitt

b)

Dewitt Clinton

c)

Clinton Booker

d)

Andrew Cuomo

19.

Based on the map, the Erie Canal and Hudson River contributed directly to the

a)

decisions to restrict immigration

b)

rapid increase in population in upstate New York

c)

settlement of New England

d)

acquisition of land from Canada

20.

Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it

a)

linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast

b)

helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory

c)

stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley

d)

increased trade with Asia

21.

". . . As a bond of union between the Atlantic and the western states, it may prevent the dismemberment of the American empire. As an organ of communication between the Hudson, the Mississippi, the St. Lawrence, the great lakes of the north and west, and their tributary rivers, it will create the greatest inland trade ever witnessed. . . ."

- New York Governor DeWitt Clinton, April 26, 1824


Which development in transportation is Governor Clinton describing?

a)

National Railroad

b)

Erie Canal

c)

steamboats

d)

railroads

22.

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important to the development of the nation because it

a)

linked the industrial centers of the North and the South

b)

allowed the United States Navy to defend the Great Lakes

c)

forced the Spanish to sell Florida to the United States

d)

increased trade between the East Coast and the Midwest

23.

In the first half of the 19th century, canal building was important to economic growth because canals

a)

could be used in all seasons of the year

b)

provided access to free homesteads in the West

c)

charged lower rates than the transcontinental railroad

d)

allowed faster transport of farm and industrial products

24.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

To make China more powerful.

b)

To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

c)

To make Native Americans move off their land.

d)

To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

25.

In what town did both parts of the railroad met?

a)

Omaha, Nebraska

b)

Houston, Texas

c)

Sacramento, California

d)

Promontory, Utah

26.

Which innovation (invention) was used to send news that the Transcontinental Railroad was DONE?

a)

pony express

b)

stage coach

c)

Liberty Bell

d)

telegraph

27.

What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?

a)

The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it.

b)

The workers started fighting with them.

c)

The railroad kept them from migrating.

d)

Native Americans didn't like trains.

28.

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

a)

Japan and Germany

b)

China and Ireland

c)

China and Germany

d)

Ireland and Japan

29.

The railroad companies hired workers from other countries because _______________________.

a)

they didn't have enough money.

b)

many Americans were still fighting in the Civil War.

c)

the immigrants wanted something fun to do.

d)

they could make the tools needed for the job.

30.

The time in history were there was an increase in machines which replaced work that was once performed by animals or humans.

a)

Corporation

b)

Industrialism

c)

Monopoly

d)

Mass Production

31.

Manufacturing large quantities of identical goods at a cheap price.

a)

Proletariat

b)

Trade Unions

c)

Assembly line

d)

Mass Production

32.

The process of an area growing larger, with an increase in population, production of goods and services, and availability of a variety of options to fulfill one's wants and needs is called

a)

industrialization

b)

urbanization

c)

materialism

d)

commercialism

33.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
34.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
35.

Immigration push factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

36.

Immigration pull factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

37.
Immigrants came to America to escape
a)
religious persecution
b)
famine
c)
poor economies
d)
all of the above
38.

The invention of these made it possible to replace a broken part with ease instead of having to wait for custom replacements

a)

mass production

b)

division of labor

c)

interchangeable parts

39.

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the —

a)

A. formation of the patent system

b)

B. creation of labor unions

c)

C. use of mass-production techniques (assembly lines)

d)

D. eight-hour workday

40.
Who was the president during the time of the Mexican-American War?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
James K. Polk
c)
John Adams
d)
James Monroe
41.
The United States thought the border between the United States and Mexico was between the _________
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Red River
d)
Trinity River
42.

What is #1 on the map?

a)

Original 13 Colonies

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

43.

What is #2 on the map?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

44.

What is #3 on the map?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

45.

What is #7 on the map?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Oregon Country

46.

What is #8 on the map?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Gadsden Purchase

47.
The U.S. wanted to get control over the Mississippi River and New Orleans.  Why did they want this area? 
a)
The river was in the U.S. 
b)
The port was used by Spain and they could get into the U.S. 
c)
The port and river were needed for trade in North America
d)
The U.S. did not want Native Americans to have it 
48.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
49.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
50.

Which of these would be an Economic Motive For Manifest Destiny Policies?

a)

New Markets, inexpensive farmland, gold

b)

religious persecution, spreading faith

c)

security and spreading of democracy