WorksheetsWestward Expansion Test
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which piece of land did we purchase from France and for how much?
Gadsden Purchase for one hundred dollars
Louisiana Purchase for 15 thousands dollars
Louisiana Purchase for 15 million dollars
Florida Purchase, No money was exchanged, but instead they traded gold for the land.
The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.
plots of land
lumber to build houses
seeds to grow crops
wagons to travel out west
Which pieces of land were a result of winning a war?
Louisiana Purchase and Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession and Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of Paris and Mexican Cession
13 Original Colonies and Treaty of Paris
What did Sacagawea do for the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
She helped them communicate/ interpret with other tribes.
She pointed them in the right direction.
She was a pilot.
She was a slave
The pioneers faced the following dangers when traveling out west? (3)
It was a long journey and they could only bring a few supplies with them.
It was difficult to cross the steep Rockies and Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Bad weather was a problem for many of the pioneers.
Sleeping in tents
What caused about 300,000 people to travel to California between 1848-1855?
The Gold Rush
The invention of the steamboat
The Pony Express
The invention of the telegraph
Who made the most money
Gold seekers (prospectors and miners)
Indigenous people
Merchants who catered to gold seekers
Chinese immigrants
Which of the following were the goals of the Corps of Discovery? (3)
to explore and map the Louisana Territory
To establish trade with Mexico
to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean
To establish trade with Indigenous groups
What is the name of the second battle of the Texas Revolution?
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Goliad
Oregon Trail Pioneer Opportunities (3)
cheap land
opportunities to make money
adventure and hope for a better life
left behind possessions
growth of domestic slave trade & spread of slavery in the Deep South
Enslaved People Opportunities (1)
some fugitives from slavery and free African Americans were able to set up lives in the west
growth of domestic slave trade & spread of slavery in the Deep South
opportunities to make money
adventure and hope for a better life
What is the name of the first battle of the Texas Revolution?
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Goliad
What is the name of the third battle of the Texas Revolution?
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Goliad
Missouri joined as a slave state while Maine became a free state.
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Compromise of 1850
California joined the Union as a free state. New states in the future would vote
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Compromise of 1850
As a result of this law, pro and anti slavery settlers fled to the area to make sure the vote wen their way.
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Compromise of 1850
