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Westward Expansion Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Manifest Destiny is

a)

The law that made it legal to settle the West

b)

The idea that expansion was divine and man was meant to settle America

c)

State powers is better than the federal government

d)

the power govern to Congress to take the Northwest Territory

2.

The Louisiana Purchase

a)

Doubled the size of the US

b)

Led to the Lewis and Clarke Expedition

c)

Stopped Slavery

d)

Started the Civil War

3.

Native Americans were treated __________ by the US Government

a)

very poorly

b)

very fairly

c)

with great care and asked their opinions on expansion

4.

A purchase is

a)

Getting property by paying money

b)

Taking land after a war

c)

Signing a piece of paper to hand over land

5.

Florida was acquired through the Adams-Onis Treaty

a)

AGREE!

b)

DISAGREE!

c)

Who is Adam Onis and what band is he in?

d)

Florida isnt part of the U.S

6.

As a result of Westward expansion

a)

Native populations grew and prospered

b)

Women were given the right to vote

c)

Native populations were forced to leave their lands

d)

New explorations were failures

7.

The following did NOT happen because of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Presidential support of westward expeditions

b)

Oregon and Washington eventually become states

c)

California Gold Rush

d)

Abolition of Slavery

8.

Which Act First allowed the Federal Government to pay Native Americans to move west?

a)

Federal Act

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Native American Act

d)

Settlers Act

9.

In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Madison

10.

Where was most of the area set aside for Native Americans in 1834 located today?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Dakota

d)

New Mexico

11.

The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The trail of Death

c)

The Crying Path

d)

The Journey of Loss

12.

Which Act First allowed the Federal Government to pay Native Americans to move west?

a)

Federal Act

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Native American Act

d)

Settlers Act

13.
______ was an important path west and trade route for clothing and other manufacturing ending in New Mexico.
a)
Mormon Trail
b)
California Trail
c)
Santa Fe Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
14.

What was a 2,000 mile trail stretching to the Oregon territory?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Santa Fe Trail

c)

Mormon Trail