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WorksheetsWestern Expansion Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lewis and Clark explored...
a)
the Louisiana Purchase and Oregon Country
b)
the Mexican Cession
c)
Texas
d)
California and Utah
2.
Which group benefited from western expansion?
a)
Mexicans
b)
Spanish
c)
American farmers and immigrants
d)
slaves in the South
3.
The Oregon Trail was...
a)
a route taken by many settlers traveling west
b)
a path taken by Indians forced to leave the South
c)
a route on the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves
d)
a path through the Appalachian Mountains
4.
This women helped guide and translate for the Lewis & Clark expedition.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Martha Washington
5.
Buying this land doubled the size of the United States.
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
Alaska
c)
Nebraska-Kansas Territory
d)
Cuba
6.
These are motivations for pioneers to move West: Cheaper living, land, gold, religious freedom, new opportunities
a)
True
b)
False
7.
This president gave Lewis and Clark the specific instructions to map the land and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
George Washington
8.
What song was inspired by the events of the War of 1812?
a)
The Stars and Stripes Forever
b)
America the Beautiful
c)
My Country Tis of Thee
d)
The Star Spangled Banner
9.
Who was president during the war of 1812?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
10.
Which 2 countries in Europe were fighting during the early 1800's?
a)
France and England
b)
Spain and Germany
c)
France and Spain
11.
What caused the United States to enter the war?
a)
A tax on tea
b)
A tax on paper goods
c)
The French and English were attacking our ships and taking the sailors as prisioners
12.
Who were the "War Hawks"?
a)
Americans who thought we should choose sides and enter the war
b)
Americans who were AGAINST war
c)
Americans who thought the President should lose his job
13.
What was the name of the capitol city that the British destroyed?
a)
Atlanta, GA
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
Boston, Massachussettes
14.
Who was the "winner" of the War of 1812?
a)
Great Britain
b)
United States
c)
neither side won
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