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Pioneer Unit Part 1
Test Description: Westward Expansion study from Louisiana Purchase to Gold Rush
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the Louisiana Purchase?
A
Land purchased from Spain in 1803
B
Buying the western part of the US from England
C
An agreement between Jefferson and the King for trading rights
D
Land purchased from France in 1803 that doubled the size of the US
2) What was the purpose of the Pony Express?
A
Lewis and Clark used it to travel
B
The Pony Express equipped soldiers with horses
C
A method of getting mail across country in 10 days or less
D
A way to help Pioneers get across the mountains
3) What was the Gold Rush?
A
People rushed to open jewelry stores
B
A rapid movement of people to where gold was discovered in 1849
C
When all the Pioneers got rich by finding gold
D
Lots of gold was found in the rivers down south
4) Who was president during the time of the Louisiana Purchase?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
George Washington
D
Warren Harding
5) How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost?
A
15 trillion dollars
B
15 million dollars
C
50 thousand dollars
D
50 million dollars
6) Who did Jefferson choose to lead the Corps of Discovery?
A
Sacajawea and York
B
Napolean and Smith
C
Lewis and Clark
D
Lincoln and Washington
7) What animal did Lewis and Clark send to the president?
A
prairie dog
B
turkey
C
buffalo
D
quail
8) What were the 4 trails traveled by Pioneers?
A
Oregon, Washington, California, and New Mexico
B
California, Wyoming, Santa Fe, and Catholic
C
Mormon, California, Oregon, and Santa Fe
D
Indian, Pioneer, Westward, Southern
9) Why did the Pony Express end?
A
The telephone was invented.
B
The telegraph was invented.
C
The computer was invented.
D
The business was too expensive.
10) Why did Pioneers head west?
A
Fight the Indians, join the army, farming
B
Fishing, hunting, sailing
C
Farming, more land, adventure, make money
D
More land, more cities, more businesses
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