WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Which of the following was NOT a reason why the U.S. government auctioned off the land in the Northwest Territory?
To pay war debts
Because it couldn't gain money by taxing its people
Because it wanted Americans to farm the new land
Because the land was totally empty
When a territory gained _______ free adult people, it could write a Constitution and apply to the U.S. government to become a state
5,000
50,000
60,000
Any number of
The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...
that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.
that the U.S. was unable to compromise.
that we would be dragged into another war.
that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.
In what year was the NW Ordinance ratified?
1787
1482
1776
1864
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand in what direction?
to the north
to the south
to the west
to the east
Who was the Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana territory to the US?
Toussaint Louverture
Napoleon Bonaparte
Simon Bolivar
Friedrick Von Steuben
Who was the governor of New York when the Erie Canal was built?
Booker Dewitt
Dewitt Clinton
Clinton Booker
Andrew Cuomo
Based on the map, the Erie Canal and Hudson River contributed directly to the
decisions to restrict immigration
rapid increase in population in upstate New York
settlement of New England
acquisition of land from Canada
Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it
linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast
helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory
stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley
increased trade with Asia
". . . 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?
National Railroad
Erie Canal
steamboats
railroads
The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important to the development of the nation because it
linked the industrial centers of the North and the South
allowed the United States Navy to defend the Great Lakes
forced the Spanish to sell Florida to the United States
increased trade between the East Coast and the Midwest
In the first half of the 19th century, canal building was important to economic growth because canals
could be used in all seasons of the year
provided access to free homesteads in the West
charged lower rates than the transcontinental railroad
allowed faster transport of farm and industrial products
What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?
To make China more powerful.
To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.
To make Native Americans move off their land.
To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.
In what town did both parts of the railroad met?
Omaha, Nebraska
Houston, Texas
Sacramento, California
Promontory, Utah
Which innovation (invention) was used to send news that the Transcontinental Railroad was DONE?
pony express
stage coach
Liberty Bell
telegraph
What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?
The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it.
The workers started fighting with them.
The railroad kept them from migrating.
Native Americans didn't like trains.
The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.
Japan and Germany
China and Ireland
China and Germany
Ireland and Japan
The railroad companies hired workers from other countries because _______________________.
they didn't have enough money.
many Americans were still fighting in the Civil War.
the immigrants wanted something fun to do.
they could make the tools needed for the job.
The time in history were there was an increase in machines which replaced work that was once performed by animals or humans.
Corporation
Industrialism
Monopoly
Mass Production
Manufacturing large quantities of identical goods at a cheap price.
Proletariat
Trade Unions
Assembly line
Mass Production
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
industrialization
urbanization
materialism
commercialism
Immigration push factors are…
reasons people come to a new place
reasons people leave their homelands
reasons people begin working
reasons people stop working
Immigration pull factors are…
reasons people come to a new place
reasons people leave their homelands
reasons people begin working
reasons people stop working
The invention of these made it possible to replace a broken part with ease instead of having to wait for custom replacements
mass production
division of labor
interchangeable parts
The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the —
A. formation of the patent system
B. creation of labor unions
C. use of mass-production techniques (assembly lines)
D. eight-hour workday
What is #1 on the map?
Original 13 Colonies
Louisiana Purchase
Texas Annexation
Treaty of Paris 1783
What is #2 on the map?
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Texas Annexation
Treaty of Paris 1783
What is #3 on the map?
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Texas Annexation
Treaty of Paris 1783
What is #7 on the map?
Mexican Cession
Louisiana Purchase
Texas Annexation
Oregon Country
What is #8 on the map?
Mexican Cession
Louisiana Purchase
Texas Annexation
Gadsden Purchase
Which of these would be an Economic Motive For Manifest Destiny Policies?
New Markets, inexpensive farmland, gold
religious persecution, spreading faith
security and spreading of democracy
