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Westward Expansion & Civil War

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bull Run

d)

Vicksburg

2.

Which of these was NOT a goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

a)

To explore and map the Louisiana Territory

b)

To establish trade with Mexico

c)

To claim the land in the West for the United States

d)

To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

3.

What is the name of the first battle of the Texas Revolution?

a)

Battle of the Alamo

b)

Battle of Gonzales

c)

Battle of San Jacinto

d)

Battle of Goliad

4.

Which U.S. President signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

a)

James K Polk

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

Andrew Jackson

5.

Which trail is trail 1?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Mormon Trail

c)

Mexico Trail

d)

Santa Fe Trail

6.

Which Westward Expansion Trail is trail 2?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Mormon Trail

c)

Santa Fe Trail

d)

California Trail

7.

Which Westward Expansion Trail is trail 3?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Mormon Trail

c)

Santa Fe Trail

d)

California Trail

8.

Which trail is trail 4?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Mormon Trail

c)

Santa Fe Trail

d)

California Trail

9.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Mexican-American War?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Lincoln elected President of the United States

c)

Annexation of Texas by the United States

d)

U.S. troops sent to disputed border region between Mexico & Texas

10.

Which of the following is NOT an Effect of the Mexican-American War?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Increased tensions over slavery

c)

surge of patriotism in the United States

d)

Southern states breaking away form the union.

11.

Which group was more likely to support slavery in the West?

a)

Slaveholders

b)

Abolitonists

c)

Northern Workers

d)

Western Farmers

12.

Select all that were hardships faced by emigrants on the Oregon Trail

a)

disease

b)

conflict with Native Americans

c)

too many animals

d)

rough terrain

13.

the 19th century idea that Americans were chosen by God to settle the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Abolitionism

c)

Westward Expansion

d)

Slavery

14.

The widespread movement of settlers to the American West during the 19th century.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Abolitionism

c)

Westward Expansion

d)

Slavery

15.

Which of the following is NOT a group that was hurt by Manifest Destiny?

a)

African Americas

b)

Explorers

c)

Mexican Americans

d)

Native Americans

16.

The group of people traveling with Lewis and Clark to the West coast were called...

a)

Corps of Discovery

b)

Adventure Pals

c)

Westward Gentlemen

d)

Lewis & Clark Crew

17.

160 acres of free land given by the government

a)

homestead

b)

immigrant housing

c)

wealth

d)

telegraph

18.

the fact or process of being set free

a)

abolish

b)

emancipation

c)

proclamation

d)

homestead

19.

the process of becoming similar to something.

a)

assimilation

b)

abolishment

c)

emancipation

d)

homesteading

20.

Native American children were taken from their tribes and sent to boarding schools to ________________ to the culture of white settlers.

a)

assimilate

b)

emancipate

c)

weld

d)

transform

21.

Which of the following people was NOT a candidate in the presidential election of 1860?

a)

Stephen A. Douglas

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

John C. Breckinridge

22.

What amendment freed all enslaved persons in the United States on December 26, 1865?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

1st Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

23.

Which of the following was a Union advantage?

a)

Fought in familiar territory

b)

Produced 90% of the goods in America

c)

was the location of more military colleges

d)

had a smaller economy

24.

who of the following was the President of the Union?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S Grant

d)

Stephen A Douglas

25.

Who of the following was a Union Army General?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S Grant

d)

Stephen A Douglas

26.

Who of the following was the President of the Confederacy?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S Grant

d)

Robert E Lee

27.

Who of the following was a Confederate Army General?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S Grant

d)

Robert E Lee

28.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the United States

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The Emancipation Proclamation was a document that freed all enslaved people living in the Confederate States

a)

True

b)

False

30.

slavery still existed in the Union after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What Civil War battle was the turning point of the war?

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

Battle of Antietam

32.

Which of the following was not an event leading up to the Civil War

a)

Bleeding Kansas

b)

Dred Scott V Sanford

c)

John Brown Ferry Raid

d)

Boston Tea Party

33.

John Brown and his followers tried to start a rebellion against slavery at Harper's Ferry. He was tried and Hanged

a)

John Brown Ferry Raid

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Dred Scott v Sanford

d)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

34.

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel meant to convince readers that slavery is morally evil

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

Dred Scott v Sanford

35.

Most Americans wanted Abraham Lincoln to be president

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Why did Abraham Lincoln receive zero votes in 9 southern states?

a)

he was not on the ballot

b)

they all voted for Breckenridge

c)

southerners threw away the ballots that elected Lincoln

d)

they lost the ballots

37.

who controlled the superior navy?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

38.

Who fought in familiar territory?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

39.

Was the location of more military colleges

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

40.

produced 32 times more firearms

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

41.

had and agricultural and industrial economy

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

42.

What battle had the most casualties during the Civil War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Bull Run

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Fort Sumter