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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the MAIN reason the government wanted Native Americans on reservations

a)

to keep them from starving

b)

to take their land

c)

to preserve the remaining buffalo

d)

to teach them new skills

2.

The hope of getting rich in the California Gold Rush motivated people to head out west.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Why did President Thomas Jefferson send Lewis and Clark to  explore the route shown on the map?
a)
To spy on British and French soldiers posted in the West
b)
To look for good places to mine gold in California
c)
To find fertile lands for Indian reservations
d)
To get information about lands so settlers could move    there
4.
Whose route is shown on the map to the right?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Lewis and Clark
c)
Zebulon Pike
d)
Mason and Dixon
5.
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
6.
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.
7.
How far west did the Lewis and Clark expedition travel?
a)
to the foothills of the Rocky Mountai
b)
across the Rocky Mountains
c)
to the Pacific Ocean
d)
to the Atlantic Ocean
8.
What was the main cause of death along the trails to the West?
a)
sickness and accidents
b)
border disagreements
c)
equipment breaking down
d)
not enough gold was found
9.
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
10.
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
11.
How did the Cherokee attempt to protect their rights to their lands?
a)
They fought wars against the U.S. army
b)
They took their case to the Supreme Court
c)
They adopted American customs
d)
They made treaties with the U.S. government
12.
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
13.
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
14.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
15.

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

16.
How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?
a)
the amount of bison did not change
b)
the amount of bison decreased
c)
the amount of bison increased
d)
bison migrated east
17.
Which of the following explains the major drawback of mining?
a)
mining became useless as new technology replaced natural resources
b)
mining proved to be unprofitable
c)
mining was destructive to the natural environment
d)
mining did not provide any jobs for local residents
18.

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

19.
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
20.
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
a)
The Great Expansion
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Oregon Fever
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
21.
What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civillization ACt 
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
22.
Which best describes Manifest Destiny?
a)
Caused everyone to get along better
b)
expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific
c)
Idea started in the 1600s
d)
The king said that we had to the right to move west
23.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
a)
All NA had to move to Europe
b)
All NA had to move to Canada
c)
all NA east of the Mississippi are forced to move to a territory in Oklahoma
d)
All NA west of the Mississippi River had to move to Oklahoma
24.

This President purchased the Louisiana Territory ---

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

James Monroe

25.

The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

a)

Doubled

b)

Tripled

c)

Made Smaller

d)

Quadrupled

26.

This country owned Florida before the United States received it in a treaty --

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

27.

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

a)

1900s

b)

1800s

c)

1600s

d)

1780s

28.

This territory was divided between the Great Britain and United States

a)

Oregon

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Louisiana

29.

What was discovered out in California during the 1840s?

a)

Gold

b)

Frankinsence

c)

Myrrh

d)

Salt

30.

What type of transportation made it faster and easier to get out West during the 1800s?

a)

Steam locomotive

b)

Canoe

c)

Airplane

d)

Car

31.

"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Globalization

c)

Eastern Expansion

d)

Great Migration

32.

On water, these inventions helped move people and products up and down rivers --

a)

Steamboat

b)

Locomotive

c)

Kayak

d)

Canoe

33.

Land out West could be 'fertile' -- What does fertile mean?

a)

Plants grow well there

b)

Soil was dry

c)

Lots of trees

d)

Many rivers and lakes

34.

The most famous route West was the ---

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Washington Trail

c)

Missouri Trail

d)

Santa Fe Trail

35.
Which list is places the territories into the order in which they were added to the US?
a)
California, Oregon, Florida, Texas, Louisiana
b)
Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Oregon, California
c)
Florida, Oregon, California, Louisiana, Texas
d)
Texas,Oregon, California, Florida, Louisiana
36.
Which territory was added through the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain?
a)
Oregon
b)
Louisiana
c)
Texas 
d)
Florida
37.

Which territory became an independent republic before it was added to the US?

a)

Oregon

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

38.
Which territory was added as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
39.
Which territory was contested by Britain and the US? The US got the land south of the 49th parallel.
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
40.
Which was NOT an economic opportunity that existed in the west?
a)
Gold
b)
Logging
c)
Silk production
d)
Farming
41.
What was discovered on Cherokee land that led to their removal to Oklahoma?
a)
Gold
b)
Coal
c)
Oil
d)
Diamonds
42.
What did Andrew Jackson do when the Supreme Court ruled that legislation forcing Indians off of their land was unconstitutional?
a)
He stopped their removal
b)
He ignored the ruling and forced them to move
c)
He asked to court to review the law again
d)
He apologized to the Cherokee
43.

Name of the land we gained after the Mexican American War

a)

13 colonies

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Mexican Cession

44.

Which was NOT a state in the Mexican Cession?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Utah

d)

Nevada

45.

Which was territory was added to complete the currrent states of New Mexico and Arizona?

a)

Oregon Purchase

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Louisiana Purchase

46.

Which river is the current border between Texas and Mexico?

a)

Nueces River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Mexico River

d)

Rio Grande River

47.

Which is the Gadsden Purchase?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

48.
Why were many Americans moving out West?
a)
To be with their families 
b)
Better weather conditions
c)
Good, cheap farmland
49.
How did most people travel to the west?
a)
Boat
b)
Horseback
c)
Car
d)
Covered Wagon
50.
What were Boom Towns?
a)
Towns that were developed when gold and silver was found in a particular place. 
b)
Towns that were abandoned after the gold and silver mines were depleted.
c)
Towns where dynamite was found
d)
Towns where loud sounds were often heard.

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