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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Westward Expansion involved going.....

a)

towards Japan

b)

towards California

c)

towards Florida

d)

towards Massachusetts

2.

The _____________________ purchase happened in 1803 and almost doubled US land.

a)

Texas

b)

Louie

c)

Louisiana

d)

Texmex

3.

Manifest Destiny was the belief that _________________ in North America.

a)

Americans deserved all the land

b)

Americans deserved all the money

c)

Americans deserved all the rights

d)

Americans deserved all the crops

4.

The Gold Rush began in __________.

a)

1649

b)

1749

c)

1849

d)

1949

5.

The Gold Rush began because gold was discovered in ________.

a)

Texas

b)

Colorado

c)

Washington

d)

California

6.

People moved ______________ to find gold.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

7.

Boom Towns are __________. Examples include San Francisco

a)

Busy, full of insects and crops

b)

Empty, no insects or crops

c)

Busy, full of people

d)

Empty, no people

8.

A ______________ was a town depleted of gold and silver so miners would move on.

a)

Gross Town

b)

49er Town

c)

Boom Town

d)

Ghost Town

9.

Working on a mine was ____________ work.

a)

easy

b)

hard

c)

tedious

d)

shy

10.

People who traveled West created our ____________ populations today in California.

a)

Native American

b)

Similar

c)

Diverse

d)

African American

11.

Exodusters were _____________ who traveled West.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Irish

c)

African Americans

d)

Scottish

12.

Pick the main reason we traveled West:

a)

To click Mount Rushmore

b)

To discover gold

13.

Pick the main reason we traveled West:

a)

To build a railroad

b)

To establish coastal towns

14.

Pick the main reason we traveled West:

a)

For Manifest Destiny

b)

For Jim Crowe laws

15.

The _____________ Act allowed you to apply for a land application. After working the land for 5 years it belonged to you.

a)

Homestead

b)

Homeowner

c)

Home

d)

Free Labor

16.

____________ were a group of people who experienced a financial crisis during West Ward expansion.

a)

Miners

b)

Merchants

c)

Farmers

d)

Journalists

17.

The _______________ was an event supported by Andrew Jackson that led to the relocation of thousands of individuals.

a)

Trial of Walking

b)

The Long Walk

c)

Trial of Tears

d)

The Long Journey

18.

The relocation led to the deaths of many _______________________.

a)

Colonists

b)

Soldiers

c)

Native Americans

d)

African Americans

19.

Who supported the Trial of Tears?

a)

President Andrew Jackson

b)

President Donald Trump

c)

President John F. Kennedy

d)

President Truman

20.

Native Americans were forced to relocate onto ______________.

a)

Homesteads

b)

Internment Camps

c)

Reservations

d)

Ravines