WorksheetsWestward Movement
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Manifest Destiny was the belief that America was destined to expand the country all the way across ____________.
The Atlantic Ocean
North America
The Pacific Ocean
the mountains
What three states were part of the Oregon Territory?
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
California
How much land did the Unites States gain in the treaty after the Mexican American War?
Over 500,000 square miles
Exactly 12,000 square miles
Less than 400,000 square miles
Over 1,000,000 square miles
Few people traveled the Oregon Trail.
True
False
The Oregon Trail stretched through ____ states.
1
3
6
8
The ____________was the main vehicle used to travel the Oregon Trail.
covered wagon
automobile
horse and buggy
airplane
List 3 common dangers faced by pioneers on the Oregon Trail.
bad weather
accidents
diseases
Native American attacks
What did the pioneers pack the most of in their covered wagons?
food
clothing
extra wagon parts
games
What was the nickname given to the people who rushed to California to find gold?
forty-niners
fifty-niners
miners
Californians
The method used for separating gold from dirt and gravel was called __________.
mining
panning
picking
kettling
