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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This President purchased the Louisiana Territory ---

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

James Monroe

2.

The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

a)

Doubled

b)

Tripled

c)

Made Smaller

d)

Quadrupled

3.

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

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

4.

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

a)

1900s

b)

1800s

c)

1600s

d)

1780s

5.

What's a treaty?

a)

peace agreement

b)

end to peace

c)

candy-y

d)

something you disagree on

6.

This territory was divided between the Great Britain and United States

a)

Oregon

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Louisiana

7.

What was discovered out in California during the 1840s?

a)

Gold

b)

Frankinsence

c)

Myrrh

d)

Salt

8.

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

9.

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

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Globalization

c)

Eastern Expansion

d)

Great Migration

10.

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

a)

Steamboat

b)

Locomotive

c)

Kayak

d)

Canoe

11.

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

12.

The most famous route West was the ---

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Washington Trail

c)

Missouri Trail

d)

Santa Fe Trail

13.

Which mountains did the Settlers have to cross?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Alps

14.

In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?

a)

One hundred dollars

b)

15 thousand dollars

c)

15 million dollars

d)

No money was exchanged instead they traded gold for the land

15.

The most popular route people traveled along to move west was?

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Oregon Trail

c)

The Mississippi Expedition

d)

The Rocky Mountain Trail

16.

What happened during the Gold Rush?

a)

People from all over the world moved to California

b)

Prospectors stayed in mining camps to explore an area and hunt for gold

c)

Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich

d)

All of the above

17.

During the Westward Expansion the United States more than doubled in size.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

In 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was finished. It made traveling out west much quicker than ever before.

a)

True

b)

False

19.
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
20.
Which territory was added through the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain?
a)
Oregon
b)
Louisiana
c)
Texas 
d)
Florida
21.

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

a)

Oregon

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

22.
Which territory was added as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
23.
Which territory was bought from France during Thomas Jefferson's presidency?
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
24.
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
25.
What trails were developed as people moved west?
a)
Appalachian and Tuscarora
b)
Oregon and Santa Fe
c)
Pacific Crest and John Muir
d)
Heyduke and Ozark
26.
What was the term for the idea that expansion was the right of the US?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Righteous Growth
c)
Sovereign Development
d)
Due Process
27.

Which of the following connected the Eastern US to the Western US?

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Gulf of Mexico

28.

Name of the land we gained after the Mexican American War

a)

13 colonies

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Mexican Cession

29.

Which was NOT a state in the Mexican Cession?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Utah

d)

Nevada

30.

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

31.

Which river is the current border between Texas and Mexico?

a)

Nueces River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Mexico River

d)

Rio Grande River

32.

Which is the original 13 colonies?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

Which is the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Which was gained through the Treaty of Paris?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

Which is the Gadsden Purchase?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

36.

Which is the Mexican Cession?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

37.

Which is the Oregon Country?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

38.

Which is the Texas Annexation?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

39.

Which European country gave the United States Florida after making a deal in 1819?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Germany

40.

The Treaty of Paris 1783 recognized which geographical feature as the United States border?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

The Rocky Mountains

41.

Which of these territories is located by the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

The Louisiana Territory

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Red River Valley

d)

The original 13 colonies

42.

This list describes --

a)

economic motives for Manifest Destiny

b)

reasons for issuing the Monroe Doctrine

c)

reasons for the Gadsden Purchase

d)

economic motives for the Northwest Ordinance

43.

Why did Mormons relocate to Salt Lake City, Utah?

a)

They wanted to pursue new economic opportunities

b)

They were being persecuted due to their religious beliefs

c)

They wanted to discover gold

d)

They wanted to reach the Pacific Ocean

44.

Which immigrant group migrated to California to find gold?

a)

Irish

b)

German

c)

French

d)

Chinese

45.

Identify a major political reason for Manifest Destiny.

a)

religious persecution

b)

expanding the country from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

c)

for adventure

d)

abolishing slavery throughout the United States

46.

Which U.S. President was elected for his Manifest Destiny beliefs?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Martin Van Buren

c)

James K. Polk

d)

John Tyler

47.

Identify a major social reason for Manifest Destiny.

a)

America was experiencing a rapid population growth.

b)

to withdraw from foreign affairs

c)

to spread states' rights

d)

to prohibit the spread of slavery

48.

In 1846, U.S. and Great Britain made a compromise that allowed the acquisition of this U.S. territory

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

49.

Which reason did the U.S. give for declaring war on Mexico?

a)

to overturn a corrupt Mexican government

b)

to defend U.S territory from Mexican aggression

c)

to end a Mexican slave rebellion

d)

to respond to attacks from U.S. merchant ships by Mexican pirates

50.

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

a)

slaveholding states

b)

bordered by the Pacific

c)

formerly part of Mexico

d)

dependent of heavy industry

51.

The United States purchased this territory from Mexico in order to build a southern railroad.

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Florida

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