WorksheetsWESTWARD EXPANSION
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which nations initially claimed Oregon Country as their own (other than Native Americans)?
Britain, Spain, and the U.S.
Spain and the U.S.
Britain, Spain, Russia, and the U.S.
Which of these nations refused to make a deal with the U.S. to forfeit their claim to the Oregon country?
Russia
Britain
Spain
What did the Mountain Men who lived in the west initially do to make a living?
They forged trails for settlers
They trapped beavers for their skins
They wrote books instructed people in how to survive out west
Once trapping no longer supported their way of life, what did Mountain Men do?
They wrote survival manuals for settlers traveling west
They became guides and carved out trails for settlers moving west
Which was the most popular trail that led settlers west?
The Santa Fe Trail
The Mormon Trail
The Oregon Trail
What was an unintended consequence of missionaries moving to Oregon in 1836?
They didn't prepare and starved to death.
They brought diseases to the indigenous people that lived there
They lost hope and their children turned away from religion
Why were covered wagons called "prairie schooners"?
From a distance, they looked like ships at sea
They resembled kites blowing on the wind
They looked like blankets being hung up to dry
Which is true about the trip on the OREGON trail? Choose ALL that apply.
It was a long and difficult journey.
Many people got sick or died along the way.
Settlers were leaving the life they knew in the US. for unknown opportunities.
Settlers managed to follow the trail fairly easily.
What did Polk's slogan, "fifty-four forty or fight" mean?
He wanted the British to accept this as a border (degrees latitude) in Oregon
He wanted to extend the railroad 5,440 miles west
After Mexico became a country, what territory did it control?
Oregon
Louisiana
Texas
What happened at the Alamo?
Texans surrendered to the Mexican army.
A small group of Texans defended the mission against Mexican soldiers.
A large group of Texan soldiers defeated the Mexican army.
After Texas broke away from Mexican rule, they were immediately annexed to the U.S.
True
False
Which trail started in Missouri and led settlers to New Mexico in the southwest?
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Mormon Trail
What land did President Polk hope to win after his war with Mexico?
California
Louisiana
Utah
What became the divide between Mexico and Texas?
The Missouri River
The Mississippi River
The Rio Grande River
Annexation = ?
a route from east to west
the idea that the U.S. was destined to own all of North America
the act of adding new territory to existing territory
Manifest Destiny = ?
a route from east to west
the idea that the U.S. was destined to own all of North America
the act of adding new territory to existing territory
What event caused people from all over to travel to California in 1848?
the discovery of new territory
the discovery of gold
rumors of the fountain of youth
What happened as a result? Choose all that apply
boomtowns like San Francisco developed
Very few people actually found gold
Most "forty-niners" became rich instantly.
This encouraged the transcontinental railroad to be built.
Why did the Mormons move out west?
They preferred the climate.
They believed they were called by God to move westward.
They were being persecuted for their unorthodox beliefs.
