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WorksheetsCauses/Effects of Westward Expansion
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following was a cause of the Louisiana Purchase?
Napoleon wanted to sell land to Spain
U.S. wanted New Orleans for trade
U.S. wanted Canada
U.S. wanted Florida
Which of the following was an effect of the Louisiana Purchase?
U.S. doubled in size
U.S. and France went to war
U.S. did not gain any land
U.S. lost access to New Orleans
What is the cause of Lewis and Clark's Expedition?
Great Britain declared war on U.S.
President Thomas Jefferson wanted to explore Louisiana Purchase, reach the Pacific Ocean
Benjamin Franklin lost his glasses, tries to find them
Lewis and Clark wanted to explore Gulf of Mexico
What was the cause of the Trail of Tears?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Native Americans entirely chose to leave
Opportunities for business and religious freedom
None of the above
What is the effect of the Trail of Tears?
Thousands of Native Americans died on the way
Native Americans like the Cherokee moved to present-day Oklahoma
Thousands of Native Americans left their homes in the Eastern U.S.
All of the above
What are the causes of Texas Annexation and Mexican Cession?
Texas independence, conflict with Mexico over borders
Mexican Independence, conflict with Texas
U.S. and Mexico reached an agreement without war
What independence?
What are the effects of Texas Annexation and Mexican Cession?
Mexico got Texas back
U.S. added Texas, and an area with other present-day states
U.S. lost the land to Great Britain
There were none
What was the cause of the California Gold Rush?
Gold was found in California, inspiring people
A conflict took place, hiding the gold
People got tired of North Carolina Gold Rush, went somewhere else
None of the above
What was the effect of the California Gold Rush?
California's population went down
Golden castles were built
California's population went up, becoming a state
Not much
Which of the following ways did the U.S. gain/acquire land during Westward Expansion in the 1840s?
By Purchase
By Treaty to avoid
By Treaty after a war
All of the above
Who was President of the United States when the country went to war with Mexico in 1846?
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
James K. Polk
Abraham Lincoln
