WorksheetsWestward Expansion Unit Exam Part I(2024-25) School Year
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1) ______________ was the belief that “God” destined the people of the United States to settle and expand from the east coast to the west coast.
a)
Pioneers
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Civilized
d)
Savages
2.
2) The colonists considered themselves _____________ because they were people who are considered at an advanced stage of social and cultural development.
a)
Pioneers
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Civilized
d)
Savages
3.
3) What was the most common way for white settlers to travel the Oregon Trail?
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Boat
c)
Wagon
d)
Car
4.
4) How might a believer in Manifest Destiny feel about Native Americans?
a)
Native American people were a key part of American society.
b)
The Natives way of life should be respected.
c)
That White Americans had lots to learn about the Native Americans
d)
That Native Americans were standing in the way of American progress.
5.
5) Homestead laws were designed to attract which of the following groups?
a)
Farmers
b)
Fur trappers
c)
Natives
d)
Settlers looking for Gold
6.
6) Why was the Homestead Act created?
a)
Created the Transcontinental l Railroad
b)
Gave land to encourage people to move west
c)
Ended Civil War
d)
Gave out free land to create factories
7.
7) PIONEERS were people who stayed and settled in urban areas such as New York City. {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
True
b)
False
8.
8) The picture featured below is a before and after photo of the same person. Which of the following terms below best defines what happened to this person? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
Resistance
b)
Immigration
c)
Assimilation
d)
Sectionalism
9.
9) Which of the following statements regarding Native Americans of The Great Plains and the BISON can be corroborated/supported based on the information from the infographic below? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
Native American tribes of the Great Plains DID NOT consider the BISON/AMERICAN BUFFALO an important animal.
b)
Native American tribes of the Great Plains DID consider the BISON/AMERICAN BUFFALO an important animal.
c)
Native American tribes of the Great Plains WERE NOT REALLY dependent on the BISON/AMERICAN BUFFALO
d)
Native American tribes of the Great Plains ONLY hunted the BISON/AMERICAN BUFFALO for food.
10.
10) As more and more American ( ) moved west. Native American tribes who depended on the bison/”American Buffalo" for their survival witnessed the near extinction of the animal species when they were hunted by White Americans.
: {8W2c}
a)
Native Americans
b)
Settlers
c)
Chinese
d)
Rebels
11.
11) The belief in American superiority helped justify the government breaking many of the ( ) they originally signed with tribal leaders when gold and other resources were discovered in the so called “Wild West”. {8W2c}
a)
treaties
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
borders
d)
American Revolution
12.
12) Native American tribes of the Great Plains used to live in__________. They were easy take apart and rebuild as the tribe would follow the ________ herds that ______________ throughout the ____________. {8W2c}
a)
tents, horses, ran, The East Coast
b)
tepees, bison, migrated, The West Coast
c)
igloos, polar bears, migrated, The Great Plains
d)
tepees, bison, migrated, The Great Plains
13.
13) The Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek and Cherokee people adopted some WHITE AMERICAN customs and became known as the “Five Civilized Tribes.” What was the goal? To make Native Americans as much like white Americans as possible by encouraging them to:
a)
Attend schools learn to speak and read English
b)
Convert to Christianity
c)
Individual ownership of land and other property
d)
All of the Above
14.
14) As a result of the ___________________ in 1803 the United States instantly doubled in size. {8W2c}
a)
American Revolution
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Louisiana Purchase
15.
15) _____________: gave the federal government the power to exchange Native American land east of the Mississippi for land to the west
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Dawes Act
16.
16)______________: break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Dawes Act
17.
17)____________ was when the United States government forced Native Americans to move from their homelands in the Southern United States to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Dawes Act
18.
18) Consider the following statement below. “The lands to the west of us are wild and untamed. It is our Godly duty to bring civilization to those who live there and are deprived of it. For we would indeed be selfish men if we continue to allow them to live in darkness.” Which of the following terms below best reflects the beliefs provided in the statement above? {8W2c}
a)
Foriegn Policy
b)
Westward Expansion
c)
The Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Manifest Destiny
19.
19) In the 1800's, territories that eventually became states such as Texas, California and Oregon attracted expansionists because...{SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
The ideals behind Manifest Destiny discouraged people to travel west.
b)
They had many Native American tribes who welcomed settlers.
c)
The Mexican government did not want to develop these provinces.
d)
The ideals behind Manifest Destiny encouraged people to travel west.
20.
20) Which of the following is NOT REPRESENTED in the painting AMERICAN PROGRESS? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
That Native American culture is civilized and significant.
b)
Technological innovation of the telegraph and railroad.
c)
The spirit of America welcomes white settlers while removing Native Americans.
d)
LIGHT represents morality/civility, while DARKNESS represents savagery/unruliness
21.
21) The following artwork below was created to counter the image of the west that was portrayed in the American Progress painting. How does the artwork counter the ideals of Manifest Destiny? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
It portrays the west as a barren and ugly place.
b)
It portrays the west as a wild and dangerous place the needs to be civilized.
c)
It portrays the west as a paradise that should not be changed.
d)
There is no difference between this painting and the one that represents Manifest Destiny
22.
22) Native Americans were moved to Indian Territories depicted in the map partially because... {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
They no longer wanted to stay.
b)
A drought forced them to move.
c)
The Louisiana Purchase and Westward Expansion provided the United States government a place to move them.
d)
The Louisiana Purchase and Westward Expansion did nothing to change their way of life.
23.
23) Based on the map above, what was one effect of the Indian Removal Act of 1830? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
Native Americans were forced from their tribal lands to Indian territories in the west
b)
All of the Seneca population was wiped out by a migration known as the Trail of Tears
c)
Native American tribes had to share tribal lands with American settlers
d)
Native American tribes spread out to settle in many more states than prior to the Indian Removal Act
24.
24) QUESTION: Which individuals would MOST LIKELY DISAGREE with the following statement made by U.S. President Andrew Jackson in 1836? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
A Native American Tribal leader who wants his tribe to change in order to adapt to civilization of white Americans.
b)
An American Settler was looking forward to the adventures of the wild and Untamed West.
c)
Americans Settlers who can now settle lands that were once Native American tribal lands
d)
Native American tribal leaders such as Sitting Bull who resisted every aspect of Westward Expansion.
25.
25) The map shows that the journey would start in Missouri and would end in what is now the state of Oregon: Based on your analysis of the map about how long do you think the journey would take in the 1800s BEFORE the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
1-4 hours
b)
2-4 days
c)
10-20 years
d)
6-8 months
26.
26) Based on the series of images below what were some of the major set of difficulties pioneers faced when they ventured out west? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
Choices (a-b-c) but not d
b)
a) Weather
c)
b) Equipment failing
d)
c) Disease and Death
e)
d) Attacks from Native Americans
27.
27) What generalization could be made about the early interaction between Pioneers and Native Americans in the BEGINNING of Westward Expansion? {SOCIAL STUDIES - 8.3}
a)
There was a hostile relationship between pioneers and Native Americans.
b)
The pioneers were afraid Native Americans.
c)
The Native Americans were afraid of the pioneers.
d)
There seemed to be no evidence of hostility between pioneers and Native Americans during the EARLY stages of Westward Expansion..
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