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Westward Expansion
Test Description: Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.
A
Northwest Territory
B
Louisiana Purchase
C
Texas Annexation
D
Mexican Cession
2) What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
A
Louisiana Purchase
B
Great Awakening
C
Monroe Doctrine
D
Manifest Destiny
3) The primary goal of Manifest Destiny was ....
A
secession of southern states from the nation
B
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
C
removal of European influence from South America
D
end slavery in the new territories
4) As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
A
They were forced to live in reservations
B
They were given their choice of where to live
C
They agreed to give up their land
D
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico
5) Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
A
Jefferson
B
Washington
C
Adams
D
Jackson
6) In the Manifest Destiny painting, what directions are the Native Americans running?
A
South
B
West
C
East
D
North
7) People who were against the Louisiana Purchase argued that it was
A
allowed access to the Mississippi River
B
unconstitutional and not allowed
C
could create a war
D
was not fair to the British
8) How did the US acquire the land explored by Lewis and Clark?
A
They defeated the Native Americans for it.
B
They won a war against France for it
C
They bought it from France for $15 million
D
They took it from Spain.
9) What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
A
Diseases
B
Weather
C
All of the above
D
Length of the journey
10) Where did the travelers on the Oregon Trail originally set out from?
A
Texas
B
Oklahoma
C
Missouri
D
Mississippi
11) The purchase of Louisana
A
was a costly mistake
B
led to war with Great Britain
C
doubled the size of the US
D
was opposed by western farmers
12) In what year did the US purchase the Louisiana territory?
A
1803
B
1813
C
1876
D
1845
13) Why did Jefferson want to buy the new Louisiana territory?
A
He wanted to use that land to build factories
B
He thought the purchase would make him a better president
C
He wanted more farmland for the US
D
He bought it because Napoleon needed money
14) Who explored Missouri to Oregon?
A
Clark and Sacagawea
B
Lewis and Clark
C
Napoleon and Sacagawea
D
Sacagawea and Jefferson
15) Which of the following is not a way the railroad increased agricultural trade?
A
Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
B
Native Americans profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
C
Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers
D
Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to market
16) What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
A
the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources
B
the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had
C
the railroads helped the Native Americans move east
D
Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
17) Native Americans living on the Great Plains relied on which of the following to meet many of their basic needs?
A
Gold
B
Buffalo
C
Deer
D
Cotton
18) The Oregon Trail was one trail
A
True
B
False
19) Which of Sacagawea's skills was the main reason she was asked to join the Corps of Discovery?
A
Her experience making medicines out of indigenous plants
B
Her knowledge of the landscape within tribal lands
C
Her strong swimming skills
D
Her ability to speak the Shoshoni language
20) What was the biggest threat faced by the Corps of Discovery during its crossing of the Rocky Mountains?
A
Low food supplies
B
Indian Raids
C
Heat exhaustion
D
Grizzly Bears
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