WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
The American national anthem, known as "The Star-Spangled Banner", was written during
the Revolutionary War.
the Constitutional Convention.
the War of 1812.
the Civil War.
The MAIN reason for the War of 1812 was which of the following?
French attacks on British merchant ships
British attacks on American ships
disagreements between the United States and Britain over the slave trade
the British refusal to stop the Stamp Act
Which of these events occurred during the War of 1812?
The U.S. Constitution was written.
The Declaration of Independence was read on July 4th.
The British burned the White House and Capitol.
George Washington became president.
Who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
George Washington
John Adams
Francis Scott Key
Meriwether Lewis
The Louisiana Purchase was originally a plan to buy what major port city from the French?
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
What battle was fought between the Republic of Texas and Mexico from February 23, 1836 to March 6, 1836?
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Saratoga
The War of 1812 was fought between...
France and Great Britain
Great Britain and Mexico
Mexico and Canada
Great Britain and the United States
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the size of the United States?
It didn’t change the size at all.
It took land away from the U.S.
It nearly doubled the size of the United States at the time.
It allowed the United States to stretch all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To find gold in Colorado
To explore the Louisiana Purchase
To declare war with the American Indians in the West
To find the pen Thomas Jefferson used to write the Declaration of Independence
Select the three most known members who led the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Sacajawea
Frederick Douglass
Why was the event known as the Trail of Tears given that name?
It was a time of joy for American Indians moving to a better place.
It was the only way American Indians could go from one place to another.
The settlers were sad to see American Indians leave to go to Oklahoma.
There was much suffering by American Indians forced from their lands in the Southern United States to Oklahoma.
Many mining towns like San Francisco developed because of which historical event?
The Trail of Tears
The Presidential Election of 2016
The Gold Rush
The Louisiana Purchase
Between 1841 and 1869, thousands of people traveled westward on this trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon. What is the name of this trail?
The Trail of Tears
The Oregon Trail
The Louisiana Trail
The Liberty Trail
