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Which of the following was NOT a reason people moved west? Choose the best answer.
a) Fertile land was available
b) Escaping religious persecution
c) Searching for gold
d) In search of a Northwest Passage.

Who was Andrew Jackson?
a) He was hired to learn more about the Louisiana Purchase.
b) He fought in the Battle of New Orleans and signed the Indian Removal Act.
c) He was an owner of the California mill where gold was discovered.
d) He fought at the battle of the Alamo.

Who was Sacagawea?
a) She was a guide and translator for the Corps of Discovery.
b) She signed the Indian Removal Act.
c) She was the owner of the California mill where gold was discovered.
d) She helped to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase.

Who was Merriweather Lewis?
a) He was a guide and a translator for the Corps of Discovery.
b) He hired explorers who were part of the Corps of Discovery.
c) He was a leader of the of the Corps of Discovery and explored the Louisiana Purchase.
d) He was the owner of the California mill where gold was discovered.

Who was the writer of the poem The Defense of Fort M'Henry? This later was put to music and named the Star Bangled Banner
a) Francis Scott Key
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) James Madison
d) John Sutter

Which of the following helped to fuel the Gold Rush?
a) Newspaper Articles
b) Telegraph Messages
c) Train Passengers
d) Transcontinental Railroad

This means of transportation stretched for almost 2,000 miles. It connected the east and west coast of the United States and met at Promontory, Utah.
a) The Pony Express
b) The Telegraph
c) Transcontinental Railroad
d) The Oregon Trail

On the Oregon Trail many people died. Which of the following was NOT a reason people died along the trail? died
a) Drowning during river crossings.
b) Cholera
c) People were crushed under wagon wheels
d) Strep Throat

Which is the belief that the United States was destined to extend its boundaries across the country and all the way to the Pacific Ocean? Pick the BEST answer.
a) God's Manifestation
b) The Oregon Trail
c) Westward Expansion
d) Manifest Destiny

During the War of 1812, the British seized American ships and took the goods on it. They also forced Americans to work on British ships. What term describes this practice?
a) Indentured Servant
b) Impressment
c) Appeasement
d) Imperialism

Texans fought Mexican soldiers at a mission. The Americans were outnumbered by Santa Ana's Soldiers. What was the name of the battle?
a) Mexican American War
b) War of 1812
c) The Alamo
d) Trail of Tears War

Who was John Sutter?
a) He hired explorers to learn more about the Louisiana Purchase.
b) He was the owner of the California mill where gold was discovered.
c) He signed the Indian Removal Act.
d) He was part of the Corps of Discovery exploring the Louisiana Purchase.

Which statement below is true of the Trail of Tears?
a) The Cherokee did not want to leave, but they chose to leave instead of fighting in court.
b) The Cherokee were well prepared for the journey to Indian Territory
c) The Cherokee started with approximately 16,000 people but one-fourth died on the journey.
d) The Cherokee called it the Trail of Tears as they were happy to leave their homes.

What happened first as America expanded westward?
a) Indian Removal Act was passed
b) Louisiana Purchase
c) Trail of Tears
d) California Gold Rush

Who authorized the Louisiana Purchase?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Andrew Jackson
c) Merriweather Lewis
d) James Madison

Why did Americans want the Louisiana Purchase so badly?
a) They felt superior to the French and Spanish and wanted to control the land.
b) They wanted to show the British that they would be a stronger power.
c) They worried about losing control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans port.
d) They were trying to buy the land from the Native Americans so they could move west.

Which statement is true about the Louisiana Purchase?
a) America paid a total of $15 million for the Louisiana Purchase.
b) America paid about $1.50 an acre for the Louisiana Purchase.
c) They worried about losing control of the Mississippi River to the Native Americans.
d) The Louisiana Purchase gave the French control of the New Orleans port.Te

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