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Westward Expansion Review
Test Description: Unit 6 Westward Expansion Review Game
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why did settlers want to cross the Appalachian mountains?
A
C. They were looking for more gold and silver.
B
B. The trip across the mountains seemed adventurous.
C
A. The land on the east coast was full with farms and cities.
D
D. They wanted more religious freedom.
2) What man-made waterway goes east to west across New York State?
A
A. The Hudson River
B
D. The Erie Canal
C
C. Lake Ontario
D
B. The Atlantic Ocean
3) What was one major result of the California Gold Rush?
A
B. Most o the people went back east after the Gold Rush.
B
A. Native Americans killed the miners and took away their land.
C
D. California had enough people to become a state.
D
C. All the people became rich from finding gold.
4) What was the starting point of the Oregon Trail?
A
D. Mississippi River
B
B. Independence, Missouri
C
C. Oregon City, Oregon
D
A. Ft. Kearney, Kansas
5) Why were canals important in the 1800s?
A
C. They led to the discovery of inland waterways.
B
A. They created a demand for steamships.
C
B. They decreased the cost of shipping goods.
D
D. They lowered the water levels for rivers.
6) Why was the Louisiana Purchase an important event?
A
D. It was land claimed by the Spanish king.
B
A. It was won in a war against the French.
C
C. It doubled the size of the United States.
D
B. It led to the War of 1812 with Great Britain.
7) Who was Sojourner Truth?
A
B. conductor on the Underground railroad
B
D. a former slave and women's rights reformer
C
A. a white abolitionist from the north
D
C. author who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
8) Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
A
D. a former slave who fought for women's suffrage
B
B. a conductor on the Underground Railroad
C
C. a woman who fought for women's suffrage and organized the Seneca Falls Convention
D
A. a wife of a president who saved the portrait of George Washington from burning during the War of 1812
9) What impact did the War of 1812 have on America?
A
D. American feelings of nationalism grew.
B
C. Britain gained control of New Orleans
C
A. Great Britain lost all control of Canada.
D
B. Texas gained its independence from Spain.
10) What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
A
C. to transport supplies to the pioneers
B
D. to help immigrants move to America
C
B.to help slaves escape to freedom
D
A. to move cotton to the factories
11) What right did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and some women fight for in the 1800s?
A
A. the right to read
B
B. the right to fight
C
C. the right to work
D
D. the right to vote
12) Which river marks the eastern border of the Louisiana Purchase?
A
A. Arkansas River
B
B. Columbia River
C
D. Missouri River
D
C. Mississippi River
13) What did President Jefferson ask Lewis and Clark to do?
A
B. explore the western land and study Native American cultures
B
C. meet with the French ruler, Napoleon Bonaparte
C
A. explore the source of the Mississippi River
D
D. stop the British from claiming land in Canada
14) What did the War Hawks blame Great Britain for?
A
B. winning the Battle of New Orleans
B
C. Native American attacks on frontier settlements
C
A. defeating America on the open seas
D
D. trying to gain control of Canada
15) What land did the Mexican Cession give to the United States?
A
D. Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, and Oklahoma
B
C. California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah
C
B. Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, and South Dakota
D
A. Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and Louisiana
16) The Mexican law that angered the Americans living living in Texas was they could not
A
C. farm land
B
D. own slaves
C
A. move west
D
B. form an army
17) What invention led to major, rapid advances in travel by boat and train?
A
D. steel plow
B
A. cotton gin
C
B. power loom
D
C. steam engine
18) What happened as a result of mass production during the Industrial Revolution?
A
C. the price of goods went up because of demand
B
D. manufactured goods lasted for a long time
C
B. workers produced more goods in a shorter time
D
A. factories needed fewer workers to produce goods
19) What mountain Range did Lewis and Clark cross and explore in the western part of the United States?
A
D. Rocky Mountains
B
B. Sierra Nevada Mountains
C
C. Georgia Mountains
D
A. Appalachian Mountains
20) What inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner, our National Anthem?
A
B. American's willingness to fight for freedom
B
D. American independence in the Revolutionary War
C
C. the welcoming of immigrants to America
D
A. the end of slavery in the United States
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