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WorksheetsUnit 5 Pre-Assessment: Westward Expansion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who was president during the Lousiana Purchase?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
James Madison
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Who was president during the War of 1812?
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
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What did the Monroe Doctrine do?
Told Europeans to stay out of the Western hemisphere
Ended the second war with Great Britain
Created the territory that would later become Texas
Moved Native Americans off of their land and to the west
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From which other country did America receive Florida?
Spain
France
England
Mexico
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California becomes part of the United States after winning a war against which country?
Mexico
Spain
Canada
Russia
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California grows quickly when people move out west for what reason?
Free land
Railroads finally reach the coast
Discovery of gold
An end to slavery there
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Which is the best summary of "Manifest Destiny"?
The US had the right to take the land it deserved
European countries should stay out of America
Native Americans did not count as American citizens
The United States should cut itself off from the world
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Which described what happened on the "Trail of Tears"?
Native Americans died while moved west so Americans could have their land
The Spanish lost the war against America, all of their soldiers dead
Slaves caught in the north were returned to the south
Many Americans died on their way to move into lands out west
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The cotton gin was invented by which person?
Eli Whitney
Jo Anderson
Cyrus McCormick
Robert Fulton
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The reaper was invented by which two people?
Eli Whitney
Jo Anderson
Cyrus McCormick
Robert Fulton
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The steamboat was not invented, but improved by which person?
Eli Whitney
Jo Anderson
Cyrus McCormick
Robert Fulton
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What did this invention do?
Separated cotton and its seeds faster
Twisted wire together to make barbed-wire fences
Created steam power for riverboats
Helps press mud into bricks for cheap houses
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By the end of the American Revolution, the United States reached how far to the west?
The Pacific Ocean
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
The Mississippi River
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The land of the Louisiana Purchase came from which country?
France
Mexico
Russia
Spain
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Who were the two American explorers of the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
James Cooke
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