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WorksheetsChapter 2: Westward Expansion
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does this image represent?
Manifest Destiny
the Trail of Tears
the Monroe Doctrine
the Mormon migration
Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to Part A?
the Native Americans fleeing
the angelic figure headed west
the new forms of transport technology shown
the heavy clouds and mountains in the background
After gaining its independence from Spain, the Mexican government ________.
offered to sell Texas to the United States
immediately legalized the practice of slavery
encouraged American settlers to move to Texas
moved troops into areas claimed by the United States
This image is most closely associated with ________.
Texas independence
the Mexican-American War
Gadsden purchase
The settlement of Oregon
How did President James K. Polk provoke war with Mexico?
He allowed slaves to cross the Texas River.
He ordered U.S. troops to march toward Santa Fe.
He ordered U.S. troops to cross the Nuceces River
He refused to buy California and New Mexico from Mexico.
Which of the following were most responsible for expanding U.S. territory into Texas and areas west of the Rocky Mountains? Select the two correct answers.
the Oregon Treaty
the Homestead Act
the Louisiana Purchase
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
the Mexican War
Which of the following groups settled in the West to escape religious persecution?
the Californios
the Forty-Niners
the Southerners
the Mormons
Use the graph to answer the question.
By 1850, California had become the most populous state in the Union.
The discovery of gold in California weakened Americans' belief in Manifest Destiny.
The discovery of gold in California quickly increased the territory’s population
The experience of mining in California led to the development of railroads.
The invention of the telegraph helped make which of the following obsolete?
railroads
telephones
newspapers
the Pony Express
How did the U.S. government help in the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
The government gave 160 acres of land alongside each mile of track to railroad companies.
The government gave railroad companies a gift of 10square miles of land alongside each mile of track they built
The government compelled a vote of ten thousand workers to build the railroad.
The government removed American Indians from the land along the tracks.
Yes the excerpt to answer the question:
It is our manifest destiny to overspread the continent, allotted by the providence of the free development of our yearly multiplying millions from John O’Sullivan‘s editorial on manifest destiny 1845. The idea is expressed in this passage, contributed most directly to which of the following?
The American Civil War
The Homestead Act
The passage of the Dawes Act
The Supreme Court decision Worcester v. Georgia
Use the excerpt to answer the question. "As I crossed the broad Continent of plain and mountain, there was very little to suggest the quality of the old world. The railroad included hundreds of miles of desert and sagebrush, and the towns and stations were few and far between. As I viewed this new land, I thought of the many thousands of men and women who made up this nation. What was it that allowed so many to come together to work for the future?" - Samuel Bowles Travels on the Union Pacific Railroad, 1869 Which statement is supported by the details in this excerpt?
The railroad included hundreds of miles of desert and sagebrush.
The railroad included hundreds of miles of mountain.
The railroad included hundreds of miles of forest.
The railroad included hundreds of miles of farmland.
Which statement is most strongly supported by the excerpt from Samuel Bowles' Travels on the Union Pacific Railroad?
The railroad encouraged migration west
The railroad included hundreds of miles of mountain.
The railroad included hundreds of miles of forest.
The railroad included hundreds of miles of farmland.
