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