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