WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
2.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
3.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They all brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They all increased the territory of the United States.
c)
They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
d)
They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
4.
What territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States?
a)
Florida Cession
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Oregon Treaty
5.
Texans fought for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
6.
Which ocean did Lewis and Clark reach on their expedition?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
7.
What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civilization Act
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
8.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
9.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
10.
Which area on the map was annexed by the United States in 1845?
a)
5
b)
1
c)
6
d)
4
11.
Oregon Trail
a)
a route used during the US migration westward
b)
a person who went to California for the gold rush
c)
a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
d)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
12.
What caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and 1852
a)
Gold was found
b)
Fresh water was found
c)
War with Native-Americans
d)
farmers moved there to grow their crops
13.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
14.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
15.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
16.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
17.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
18.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
19.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
20.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
21.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Florida Cession
22.
Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?
a)
Divine Nature
b)
Survival of the Fittest
c)
Universal Expansion
d)
Manifest Destiny
23.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They increased the territory of the United States.
c)
Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
d)
Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
24.
What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?
a)
The Gold Rush
b)
The Gold Movement
c)
Goldilocks
d)
Gold Gathering
25.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
26.
What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civilization Act
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
27.
What was the forced location of thousands of Native Americans called?
a)
The Hopeless Journey
b)
The Deadly Flight
c)
The Trail of Tears
d)
The March of Doom
28.
Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Territory
29.
49ers
a)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of land.
b)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of religious freedom
c)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of white beaches
d)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of gold
30.
Who was the President who sent out Lewis and Clark on their journey?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
'Thomas Jefferson
31.
What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
To see how many new animals they could find.
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans in the West.
c)
To try to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
To see of they could find New Orleans.
32.
What was one impact that the Lewis and Clark expedition had on later journeys to the Pacific?
a)
It showed that traveling over the Rocky Mountains was all but impossible
b)
It allowed later travelers to follow accurate maps on their journeys
c)
It made American Indian tribes especially hostile toward later travelers
d)
It prevented later boat travel on the Missouri River
33.
The United States _____________ in size when the Louisiana territory was purchased.
a)
tripled
b)
stayed the same
c)
doubled
d)
shrank
34.
What was not a goal of President Jefferson?
a)
Journal about new plants and animals
b)
Make a map of the new land
c)
Find a passage to New Orleans
d)
Meet Native Americans and tell them that the U.S. now owned the Louisiana territory.
35.
In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
James Madison
36.
The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The trail of Death
c)
The Crying Path
d)
The Journey of Loss
37.
The consequences of the Indian Removal Act were
a)
1/4 of the people that traveled the Trail of Tears died
b)
Native Americans were pushed onto land that was not suitable for their way of life
c)
the government established a pattern of treating Native Americans as being inferior
d)
all of these
38.
Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during the 1830s?
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Mississippi
39.
Name of the Congressional legislation (law passes by Congress) that allowed Georgia to forcibly remove the Creek and Cherokee from the state?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Cherokee Act
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Native American Act
40.
U.S. President who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ordering ALL Native Americans to be relocated west of the Mississippi River.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jeffersom
c)
James Madison
d)
Andrew Jackson
41.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
42.
About __________________ Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears.
a)
400
b)
1500
c)
4000
d)
15000
43.
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
a)
1819
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
44.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War
45.
Who was President of the United States when Texas was annexed?
a)
President Polk
b)
President Tyler
c)
President Clay
d)
President Houston
46.
What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?
a)
Northern States wanted another slave state
b)
Oil production
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
none of the above
47.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
48.
What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Land Speculator
c)
Decree
d)
Ordinance
49.
What war allowed the U.S to acquire new western land including present day New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah?
a)
War of 1850
b)
WW2
c)
Mexican American War
d)
Cold War
50.
What event directly caused the Mexican- American War?
a)
Illegal Immigration
b)
The annexation of Texas
c)
Embargos
d)
Border disputes
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