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Westward Expansion
Test Description: Westward Expansion
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why were Native Americans kicked off their land?
A
because they were trading partners with the white settlers
B
to give white settlers more fertile land to farm
C
because the Native Americans had more advanced technology than the white settlers
D
because there were no resources on their land
2) The phrase Manifest Destiny refers to the idea that
A
slavery should be abolished
B
the United States should expand to the Pacific Ocean
C
the United States should go to war with Mexico
D
all Native Americans should go to reservations
3) During the 1840’s most of the Americans who moved west of the Mississippi River were searching for
A
religious freedom
B
fur trading
C
start businesses
D
cheap land
4) Which of the following was NOT a challenge faced by settlers on the Oregon Trail?
A
attacks from wild animals
B
drowning in the Atlantic Ocean
C
harsh weather
D
disease
5) Which event was a major cause of the War with Mexico?
A
discovery of gold in California
B
passage of the Northwest Ordinance
C
Missouri Compromise
D
Annexation of Texas
6) During the late 1840’s thousands of people were attracted to California to
A
Obtain farmland
B
Help build railroads
C
Fight the Mexican War
D
Search for gold
7) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended which war?
A
The Mexican-American War
B
The War of 1812
C
The Civil War
D
The Revolutionary War
8) During the first part of the 19th century, differences between the North, South, and West led to
A
sectionalism
B
isolationism
C
federalism
D
mercantilism
9) What led the settlers to move to Oregon in the 1880’s?
A
the absence of Native Americans in the region
B
the lure of fertile land, plentiful rainfall and mild climate
C
a nice vacation
D
offers of jobs in shipbuilding
10) How did the belief in Manifest Destiny contribute to westward expansion of the United States?
A
the United States believe it should conquer Mexico
B
the United States government believed it had a duty to prevent slavery
C
Americans believed expansion would offer new economic opportunities
D
Americans believed they could learn important values from others
11) How did westward expansion impact Native Americans?
A
it helped the Native Americans prosper
B
Native Americans acquired more land
C
it destroyed the buffalo and the Native American way of life
D
Native Americans and white settlers lived side by side as equals
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