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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
Polluted the air and the natural environment
All of the above
I am an Exoduster and I chose to move west in hopes of finally owning land. I was also trying to escape the KKK.
European Immigrants
Asian Immigrants
Mexican Americans
African Americans
I use to own land in the West. However, after the U.S. won a war against my country in the 1840s people began discriminating against me. As a result, I lost my land.
Mexican American
African American
European Immigrants
Asian American
I just moved to America in search of gold. Instead, I took a job working on the Transcontinental Railroad. I am paid less than white workers, even though I am a hard worker.
African American
European Immigrant
Mexican American
Asian Immigrant
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
The Great Expansion
Manifest Destiny
Oregon Fever
The Monroe Doctrine
What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?
Indian Removal Act
Civillization ACt
Manifest Destiny Act
Indian Territory Act
Which best describes Manifest Destiny?
Caused everyone to get along better
expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Idea started in the 1600s
The king said that we had to the right to move west
What did the westward expansion offer for former slaves?
food
wealth
land
a new beginning and freedom
Which of the following is NOT a way the railroad increased agricultural trade?
Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to market
Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers
Native Americans profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?
one hundred dollars
15 thousand dollars
15 million dollars
no money was exchanged instead they traded gold for the land.
The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.
lumber to build houses
plots of land
seeds to grow crops
wagons to travel out west
Why did the United States need more land?
to test new farming methods out west
to gain control over the land to the west
to force the French to leave North America
to make room for their growing population
What was the primary purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
To provide free land to settlers in the West
To relocate Native American tribes
To establish military bases in the West
To create national parks
Which of the following was a major consequence of the California Gold Rush?
Increased immigration from Asia
The decline of the fur trade
The establishment of the Oregon Trail
The signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was the significance of the Oregon Trail during the Westward Expansion?
It was a major route for settlers moving west
It was a trade route with Mexico
It was used for military expeditions
It was a path for the Underground Railroad
