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Westward expansion

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
2.

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

a)

the railroads helped the Native Americans move east

b)

Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

c)

the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources

d)

the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had

3.

Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

a)

NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty

b)

NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers

c)

NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills

d)

NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

4.

How were the Native Americans economically affected by displacement?

a)

They profited from gold found on their reservations

b)

Their families were separated from their children

c)

They lived comfortably on reservations

d)

Many suffered from poverty and starvation

5.
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
b)
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
c)
Polluted the air and the natural environment
d)
All of the above
6.

What were some of the reasons why pioneers started to move west?

a)

cheap farmland

b)

find gold & riches

c)

religious persecution

d)

new homes

e)

economic opportunity

7.
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
8.

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.

9.

The settlers who headed for a new life out west were called ___________________.

a)

pioneers

b)
c)

native americans

d)
10.

The journey traveling westward was ______________.

a)

hard

b)

short

c)

easy

d)

fun

11.

|A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $10

a)

homesteaders

b)

drought

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Proclamation

12.

Why was the Pony Express created?

a)

It was a quick way to get mail delivered to the people living in the West.

b)

To find new routes for traveling westward.

c)

To provide new jobs for young men who were expert riders.

d)

To map out the area for future development.

13.

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

a)

To meet and trade with the Native Americans

b)

To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River

c)

To pan for gold in the rivers

d)

To map out a trail through the Appalachian Mountains

14.

Lewis and Clark were the first to reach the ____________________ by land?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Hudson River

d)

Pacific Ocean

15.

The most popular route people traveled along to move west was?

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Oregon Trail

c)

The Mississippi Expedition

d)

The Rocky Mountain Trail

16.

What happened during the Gold Rush?

a)

People from all over the world moved to California

b)

Prospectors stayed in mining camps to explore an area and hunt for gold

c)

Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich

d)

All of the above

17.

In 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was finished. It made traveling out west much quicker than ever before.

a)

True

b)

False