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Westward Expansion Part 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins

Name

Class

Date

What were Lewis and Clark hoping to find?

water route to Pacific Ocean

a treasure chest

a dinosaur

the lost city of Atlantis

The Louisiana Territory was the land.........

between New York and Canada

between Texas and Mexico

between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

where the Renaissance shopping center is today!

How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost?

15 million

1.5 trillion

$1,500

$1.50

Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory from France?

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

George Washington

The land purchased from France that doubled the size of the United States was called

The Louisiana Purchase

Oregon Country

The Rockies

The Great West

Lewis and Clark’s expedition had peaceful dealings with the Native Americans because

Merriweather Lewis knew how to speak the Native American language

Sacagawea and her baby accompanied the expedition

the Corps of Discovery used their weapons to strike fear into Native Americans

the Native Americans were often hostile to the expedition

Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Territory?

Lewis and Clark

Livingston and Monroe

What was the name of their Native American guide?

Segenam

Sacagawea

Sikyahonaw

For much of the trip, the expedition followed this river, which is the longest river in the U.S.

Mississippi

Missouri

Ohio

Portage

10.

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.

Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.

Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

11.

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

Mississippi River

Pacific Ocean

Rocky Mountains

Great Lakes

12.

What is Manifest Destiny?

The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America

The belief that their destiny was to manifest

A religious term used to explain how to be saved

13.

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

The Gold Rush

The Gold Movement

Goldilocks

Gold Gathering

14.

Which of these did the Homestead Act do?

Allowed settlers to build two-story homes

Allowed settlers to settle into Florida

Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in Oregon for free

15.

Just before the end of the war what was discovered in California?

Dynamite

Wagons

Gold

16.

Why was the annexation of Texas delayed?

Worry about adding Texas as a slave state

Annexing Texas would lead to a war with Mexico

There would be imbalance of slave states and free states

All of the above

17.

Several years after gaining its independence from Mexico, this area was admitted into the US.

Florida

Texas

Oregon Country

Louisiana Territory

18.

As a result of the Mexican-American War, Mexico had to recognize Texas as what?

An independent country

Part of the U.S.

Free to be a slave state

Their boss

19.

Texans fight for independence against what country?

United States

Mexico

France

Great Britain

20.

What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?

James K. Polk

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

George Washington

21.

What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Treaty of San Jacinto

Treaty of Mesa Verde

Treaty of Alama Gordo

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Westward Expansion Part 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins

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