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Expanding West

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Oregon

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

2.
Which territory was added as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
3.
Which types of waterways provided faster transportation to the west in the 1800's?
a)
Canals and rivers
b)
Oceans and seas
c)
Lakes and ponds
d)
Streams and creeks
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Which group of people were persecuted, or badly treated, by their neighbors in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, and then decided to move to Utah?
a)
Mormon pioneers
b)
Goshute Native Americans
c)
Pioneers headed to Oregon
d)
The Donner-Reed party
7.
Why were Mormons going on the Mormon Trail?
a)
They were being persecuted 
b)
People wanted their lands 
c)
Natives didn't want them on their land 
d)
All of the above
8.
Land that is unsettled and not developed is
a)
pioneer
b)
migration
c)
cession
d)
frontier
9.

How did most people travel in the 1800s?

a)

air travel

b)

ships

c)

trails

d)

trains

10.

What were people called that travelled on the Oregon Trail?

a)

Explorers

b)

Pioneers

c)

Native Americans

11.
Which of the following might have been a motive for moving West to Oregon?
a)
Escaping Debt
b)
Religion
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
All of the above
12.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
13.

Between 1840 and 1860 what route did people choose to travel on?

a)

Idaho Trail

b)

West Route

c)

Pioneer Road

d)

Oregon Trail

14.
What did people use to travel as a way to carry their supplies?
a)
Car
b)
Wagon
c)
Train
d)
Ship
15.
All pioneers made it to Orgeon and no one died on the trail.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

Why did Pioneers choose to travel to Oregon?

a)

To get away from their neighbors

b)

People were paid to go

c)

Land was available in Oregon

d)

It sounded like fun

17.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
18.
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
a)
Indendence, Michigan
b)
Independence, Missouri
c)
Independence, Montana
d)
Independence, Massachusetts
19.

What was a frequent problem that pioneers faced along the Oregon Trail?

a)

fatigue

b)

food shortages

c)

illness

d)

Native American attacks

20.

One reason the United States claimed Oregon Country was because of

a)

the 1844 presidential election.

b)

the Lewis and Clark expedition.

c)

the Treaty of Guadalupe.

d)

the Whitman massacre.

21.
In which battle did Texas win it's independence from Mexico?
a)
Battle of the Alamo
b)
Battle of San Jacinto
c)
Battle of Gonzales
d)
Battle of Goliad
22.
The battle cry at San Jacinto was
a)
"Don't Mess With Texas"
b)
"Remember The Alamo"
c)
"Live Free or Die"
d)
"Don't Touch My Hat"
23.
Who beat Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto?
a)
James Fannin
b)
William B. Travis
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Santa Anna didn't lose
24.
Who was appointed head of the Texas military?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Davy Crockett
d)
William B. Travis
25.
Name the general and president who became the dictator of Mexico during the Texas Revolution.
a)
Jose Urrea
b)
Stephen F Austin
c)
Santa Anna
d)
William B. Travis
26.
What was the name of the former mission in San Antonio where an important battle occurred in the Texas Revolution?
a)
Goliad
b)
Alamo
c)
Gonzales
d)
San Jacinto
27.
Who was the former congressman who fought at the Alamo?
a)
Davy Crockett
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Juan Seguin
d)
Stephen F Austin
28.
Who won the Texas Revolution?
a)
Santa Anna
b)
Mexico
c)
Texas
d)
America
29.

How long did the Siege of the Alamo last?

a)

1 year

b)

13 Days

c)

3 Weeks

d)

45 Days

30.
What do you call someone who is given permission by a government to settle an area?
a)
empresario
b)
explorer
c)
conquistador
d)
leader
31.
Why was the population of Texas increasing during this time period?
a)
empresarios were bringing settlers to Texas [mostly for the cheap land]
b)
settlers were getting paid $10,000 by the Mexican government to live in Texas
c)
gold had been discovered in the mountains of far West Texas
d)
NONE of these answers are correct
32.

Who is considered the Father of Texas and first to bring Anglos to Texas?

a)

Stephen F Austin

b)

Moses Austin

c)

Jane Long

d)

Martin de Leon

33.
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
a)
Mexico
b)
Texans
34.
Why is The Alamo significant? 
a)
It was the last battle of the Revolution
b)
It inspired Texans to fight
c)
It was the first battle of the Revolution
d)
Texas won its independence
35.
What battle cry would rally the Texans after the defeat at the Alamo? 
a)
Freedom is so close
b)
Remember the Alamo
c)
Victory or Death! 
d)
I give up!
36.

Who was ordered to lead an army into the Nueces Strip, prior to war on Mexico being declared?

a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
Winfield Scott
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Robert E. Lee
37.
Whose election pushed forward the Annexation of Texas?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
John Tyler
c)
James K. Polk
d)
William Henry Harrison
38.
Who said, "Mexico has …invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil"?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Windield Scott
d)
Abraham Lincoln
39.
Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?
a)
He wanted to expand the US
b)
The land had good resources
c)
He needed room to build a mansion for his cats
d)

He planned on becoming Mexico's president

40.
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
41.

Who was Texas fighting in the Texas Revolution?

a)

The Spanish

b)

The Mexicans

c)

The Americans

d)

The British

42.

Mexico won the Mexican American war.

a)
True
b)
False
43.

Which famous general led the Mexican Army?

a)

Santa Anna

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

George Washington

d)

none of the above

44.

Which treaty ended the war?

a)

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

The treaty of Paris

c)

The treaty of Canada

d)

The treaty of the United States

45.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 
a)
Nueces River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
46.

Manifest destiny meant that it was the nations destiny to ________

a)

make slavery illegal

b)

change

c)

expand west

47.

Who did the Americans believed gave them the right to settle the entire continent taking land from Mexico and Native Americans?

a)

God

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Chief Joseph

48.
What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?
a)
1948
b)
1849
c)
1848
d)
1850
49.
The shortage of goods during the Gold Rush caused ________ where prices increased a lot.
a)
discrimination
b)
inflation
c)
compromise
d)
deflation
50.

What was "gold fever?" 

a)

A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold

b)

A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California 

c)

A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold 

d)

The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold

51.
The Californian population increased from 400 to 44,000 from 1848 to 1850, what were these new immigrants called?
a)
Crazy
b)
Texians
c)
49ers
d)
Desperate
52.
Why did many settlers migrate west in the early 1800s?
a)
The U.S. was expanding
b)
To hunt for otters
c)
To make a name for themselves
53.
Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold? 
a)
Gold sifting
b)
Dirt panning
c)
Panning for gold
d)
Pan searching
55.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War
56.
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
57.
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
58.
Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession in?
a)
Northeastern U.S.
b)
Southeastern U.S.
c)
Northwestern U.S.
d)
Southwestern U.S.
59.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
60.
What was the name of the land sale that moved the Mexican-American border to where it is today? 
a)
Gasden Purchase
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Jakku Purchase 
d)
Mexican Purchase
61.
Where was gold first discovered in California?
a)
Sutters Mill
b)
San Fransisco
c)
San Diego
d)
Sacramento
62.
Who were the 49ers?
a)
Gold miners
b)
Locals of California during the gold rush.
c)
Football tram
d)
The boom-town
63.
Who first found gold while working at the mill?
a)
John Sutter
b)
Levi Strauss
c)
James Marshall
d)
Mrs. Ross
64.
______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich  
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
Forty-niners
c)
Population Boom
d)
Economic BOOM!!!!!!
65.

Which president supported and endorsed Manifest Destiny?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James K Polk

d)

None of the above

66.

Mexico and the United States argued over the border of Texas. Mexico believed it was the Nueces River and the United States believed it was the

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

None of the above

67.

The Bear Flag Republic was in California.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Who said, "Mexico has …invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil"?

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

General Santa Anna

69.
Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?
a)
He wanted to expand the US
b)
The land had good resources
c)
He needed room to build a mansion for his cats
d)
To get Shrek'd
70.
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
71.

Who led the Bear Flag Revolt?

a)

John C. Fremont

b)

James Sutter

c)

Francis Drake

d)

James Marshall

e)

Levi Strauss

72.

Who benefited most from the California gold rush?

a)

Native Americans

b)

miners

c)

Mexicans

d)

businessman, entrepreneurs

e)

sailors

73.

The fight over Texas annexation hinged on the issue of ___.

a)

Economic policies

b)

War with Mexico

c)

Slavery

d)

land

74.

Why would Americans want to delay Annexing Texas?

a)

Excited to acquire Galveston beaches.

b)

Hoping Santa Anna would run for President of USA.

c)

Afraid of War with Mexico

75.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War

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