WorksheetsAmerican Westward Expansion Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who cleared a trail through Cumberland Gap?
Thomas Jefferson
Sacagawea
Daniel Boone
Samuel Morse
What was the main purpose of the Oregon Trail?
Trade, moving cattle, and military
Searching for gold
Finding religious freedom
Manifest Destiny
Which act was signed by Abraham Lincoln?
Indian Removal Act
Homestead Act
Pacific Railroad Act
Transcontinental Railroad
What was the goal of the Seminole Wars?
To explore California where gold was discovered
To fight for religious freedom
To settle a land dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain
For the United States to battle with the Seminole peoples mainly over Florida land
What did the Homestead Act provide?
A trail for trade and moving cattle
Free land in the west to citizens
A railroad across the west
A law to move indigenous peoples from the southeast to west of the Mississippi River
Which trail was mostly used by 49ers in search of gold?
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Mormon Trail
California Trail
This land was annexed into the United States following a battle with the Mexican government.
5
4
8
7
Who was the Mexican leader at the Alamo?
Andrew Jackson
Brigham Young
General Santa Anna
John L. O'Sullivan
What did the Pacific Railroad Act fund?
A law to move indigenous peoples across the Mississippi River
The beginning of the Gold Rush
A railroad across the west
The invention of the telegraph
What was the purpose of the Santa Fe Trail?
To find religious freedom
For people looking for Manifest Destiny
For trade, moving cattle, and military
Used by 49ers in search of gold
What did the Oregon Treaty settle?
A land dispute between the U.S. and Mexico
A land dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain
The terms for the Louisiana Purchase
The borders of the Oregon Territory
Who explored the west in search of the Pacific Ocean?
Samuel Morse
49ers
Lewis and Clark
Brigham Young
Which major land purchase represents number 3 on the map?
Acquisition of Florida
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
Gadsen Purchase
Which trail is shown on the map?
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Mormon Trail
California Trail
How long did the Pony Express last?
2 years
10 years
19 months
6 months
