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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the President in office that bought the Louisiana Territory?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
e)
Benjamin Franklin
2.
What was the name of the war that happened in 1812
a)
The Civil War
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The War of 1812
d)
The American Revolution Part 2
e)
The Hundred Year War
3.
What is the River that runes North and South between the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Superior?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Red River
c)
Nile River
d)
Missouri River
e)
Gulf River
4.
Who Wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Elvis
b)
Francis Scott Key
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
e)
Benjamin Franklin
5.

Why might Francis Scott Key have written the Star-Spangled Banner?

a)

He must have felt joy and pride that the United States had been victorious at the battle of Fort McHenry.

b)

He might have wanted to be remembered as a hero of the Fort McHenry battle.

c)

He might have wanted to be remembered as a hero of the Fort McHenry battle.

d)

He must have known his poem would be a good national anthem for the new country.

e)

He hated America and was hoping that Britains flag would be flying.

6.

What is one reason that the U.S. and Great Britain fought during the War of 1812?

a)

U.S was trying to take over British colonies

b)

US wanted Europeans to stay out of the western hemisphere

c)

Great Britain was making it hard for US to trade with other countries

d)

Great Britain was trying to gain control of all trade on the Mississippi River and Louisiana Territory

7.

What did Great Britain do to Americans when they were captured during the War of 1812?

a)

Forced them to sail on British ships and serve Royal Navy in its war against France

b)

Had them steal from American towns

c)

Had them steal cargo from American ships

d)

Had them sell British goods

8.
Whose route is shown on the map to the right?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Lewis and Clark
c)
Zebulon Pike
d)
Mason and Dixon
9.
After the Revolutionary War, many settlers moved to the western frontier and beyond. Which term best describes this group of people?
a)
merchants
b)
pioneers
c)
patroons
d)
soldiers
10.
During Jefferson’s presidency, which event most helped the United States expand towards the Pacific coast?
a)
Battle of New Orleans
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
 Constitutional Convention
d)
the Louisiana Purchase
11.
How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States?
a)
It limited trade within the original colonies.
b)
It increased the size of the nation.
c)
It stopped western settlements.
d)
It raised taxes on goods made locally.
12.
What caused the spike in population in San Francisco 1849?
a)
the Mexican War
b)
the admission of California as a state
c)
the discovery of gold
d)
the increased immigration of the Chinese
13.
What did the Mexican government do that made the Texans fight for their independence?
a)
forced Texans to become Catholics.
b)
enforced the law that outlawed slavery.
c)
taxed  the land and property of the Texans
d)
violated their rights to a fair trial.
14.
Which group of Americans followed the "Trail of Tears" when they were forced to leave their homes?
a)
Japanese Americans
b)
Irish Americans
c)
Cherokee Indians
d)
Mormons
15.
What was the “Trail of Tears?”
a)
It was the Cherokee’s 800-mile journey to Indian Territory.
b)
It was the journey of the Seminole people from Florida to New Orleans
c)
It was a migration of the Chickasaw people from Alabama to Indian Territory.
d)
It was the Cherokee’s traditional land
16.
Where were the Native Americans from the eastern portion of the United States moved to?
a)
Rich farmland in California
b)
 Reservations in Oklahoma
c)
Internment camps in the mountains
17.

Why did the U.S. attack American Indians during the Battle of The Little Bighorn?

a)

Gov't wanted to end war with American Indians

b)

American Indians would not give up their land and move onto reservations

c)

Gov't wanted American Indians to move to GA

d)

American Indians took over settlers and forced them to move

18.

Who burned the White House in 1814

a)

The French

b)

The Americans

c)

The Cherokee Nation

d)

The British

19.

How much did the USA pay for the Louisiana Territory

a)

100 million

b)

55 million

c)

25 million

d)

15 million

20.

Main goal of Lewis and Clark's expedition?

a)

Build forts and open a trading post

b)

claim new lands and pan for gold

c)

map the new territory and study natural history

d)

find religious freedom and build new settlements

21.
What were the people who searched for gold called?
a)
Gold diggers
b)
49ers
c)
Crazy
d)
76ers
22.
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
a)
Mexico
b)
Texans
23.
Where is the location of the Alamo?
a)
Santa Anna, Texas
b)
San Angelo, Texas
c)
San Felipe, Texas
d)
San Antonio, Texas
24.
What battle cry would rally the Texans after the defeat at the Alamo? 
a)
Freedom is so close
b)
Remember the Alamo
c)
Victory or Death! 
d)
I give up!
25.
Who were the Pioneers?
a)
A baseball team
b)
People who cut down pine trees
c)
The first people to move west (ex. using the Oregon Trail)
d)
Men who moved west without their families
26.

Why did Pioneers choose to travel to Oregon?

a)

To get away from their neighbors

b)

People were paid to go

c)

Land was available in Oregon

d)

It sounded like fun

27.

What is the name of this location?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

Mt. Denali

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Grand Canyon

28.

What is the name of the location inside the purple area?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Arctic Ocean

c)

The Atlantic Ocean

d)

The Gulf of Mexico

29.

What is the name of this area of water?

a)

The Gulf of Alaska

b)

The Gulf of Aden

c)

The Gulf of Mexico

30.

What is the name of this lake?

a)

Lake Huron

b)

Lake Ontario

c)

Lake Erie

d)

Lake Superior

31.

What is the name of this river?

a)

The Missouri River

b)

The Ohio River

c)

The Columbia River

d)

The Mississippi River

32.

What is the name of this area?

a)

Mt. Denali

b)

Mount Everest

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Appalachian Mountains

33.

Michael has been invited by a friend to go fishing on Friday. His parents are going to a concert. Michael chooses to go fishing with his friend. What is his opportunity cost?

a)

fishing with a friend

b)

going to a concert

34.

Andrea has planned a trip to the beach for her family on Labor Day. Her daughter has been invited to the mountains by a friend. Her daughter decides to go to the beach. What is her opportunity cost?

a)

a trip to the beach

b)

a trip to the mountains

35.

What did the Cotton Gin do?

a)

It picked cotton a lot faster than a person could.

b)

It sowed cotton seeds a lot faster than a person could.

c)

It spun cotton into thread a lot faster than a person could.

d)

It removed the seeds from cotton a lot faster than a person could

36.
The economy of the south was based on _________.
a)
manufacturing
b)
agriculture
c)
tourism
d)
trade
37.
The economy of the north was based on ___________.
a)
manufacturing
b)
agriculture
c)
capitalism
d)
tourism
38.
The cotton gin processes cotton more quickly, so why did the invention of the cotton gin increase the need for slaves even though it reduced the need for labor for seed removal?
a)
It was an extremely complicated machine.  Therefore, more slaves were needed to operate and repair it.
b)
 Now that more cotton could be processed quickly, more cotton needed to be grown and picked.
c)
Only the large plantations used the gin.  Smaller plantations still processed cotton by hand.
d)
The cotton gin only gathered the fiber and crushed the cotton seeds.  Slaves still physically picked through the fibers and pulled out the seeds.

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