WorksheetsWestward Expansion Unit 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What was the largest land purchase made by the United States?
Mississippi Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Georgia
American Indians
What was the cotton gin?
A machine that picked cotton
A machine made it easier to grow cotton
It made it easier to remove seeds from cotton
It did nothing, it was no help at all
During what War was the buring of the White House and Capital.
Civil War
War of 1812
French & Indian War
World War 1
What did Frederick Douglass discuss with Abraham Lincoln
Civil Rights
The War of 1812
His education
Worker rights
The American Indians were moved to the reservations because...
They were seeking education
They were looking for Gold
They wanted to discover the new land
Their homelands were taken from them
Mrs. Arp, the owner of a shop, gave Davis a bucket and Davis gave her gold. Davis was now able to dig for gold. What was this called...
Shopping
Voluntary exchange
Gold Digging
"God-given right and duty” to spread from the east coast to west coast
Emancipation Proclamation
Manifest Destiny
1812
Declaration of Liberty
The increase in steel was due to what technological advancement
telegraphs
steamboats
railroads
cotton gin
What was Harriett Tubman's nickname?
Noah
Conductor
Abraham
Moses
Which technological advancement made travel on land more reliable?
Steam Boat
Steam Locomotive
Cotton Gin
The Telegraph
The south pass led through the Rocky Mountains
Oregon Trail
Trial of Tears
The Great Pass
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Thomas Jefferson
Harriett Tubman
Francis Scott Key
George Custer
Who was Harriet Tubman?
An American abolitionist and women's right activist. She gave speeches to encourage people to join their cause. She was a former slave and told about her life.
Sojourner Truth
Moses
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
The Battle of Little Big Horn was know as.....
The start of the war
Civil War
War of 1812
Custer's Last Stand
This invention made communication faster?
Cell phone
Telephone
Computer
Telegraph
The Trail of Tears was...
the trail used to get to the gold
when the Indians were forced off their land
the longest march ever
the last time it was used
In 1848 and 1849 the settlers moved west because....
of the Indians
Gold being found in California
the discovery of gold in Georgia
a major road opened in Oregon
Which one of these is NOT true about Sojourner Truth?
she was a former slave
she was an active member of the Underground Railroad
she was a public speaker
she was concerned with the welfare of African American women
Who was a famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Abe Lincoln
