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Westward Expansion Pre Civil War (Revised 2019)
Westward Expansion Pre Civil War (Revised 2019)
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Made for the new westward expansion pre civil war test questions. (Revised 2019)
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1
To leave one country to settle permanently in another country is to _______.
pioneer
emigrate
frontier
treaty
2
What was the main reason Native American resented settlers who moved into the West?
The Native Americans didn't approve of settlers' beliefs.
The settlers didn't pay taxes to the Native Americans.
The Native Americans didn't approve of farming.
The settlers took the Native Americans' land.
3
What made Oregon Country so valuable to America?
Its wide open spaces
Its mountains
The fur of its animals
Its location on the Pacific Ocean
4
How did the building of the Erie Canal in New York affect the rest of the country?
Other states also built canals.
It has no effect on other states.
Other states closed their canals.
New York received all the other states' business.
5
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
They were forced to live in certain areas.
They were given their choice of where to live?
They agreed to give up their land.
They voluntarily moved into Canada and Mexico.
6
What advantages did railroads have over canals?
They were faster.
They didn't freeze in the winter.
They could travel over mountains.
All of the Above
7
The US government broke the ______ it had signed with the Native Americans.
treaty
pioneer
conscience
emigrate
8
Which is NOT true about the California Gold Rush?
It attracted more than 80,000 people to California.
Prospecting was a very hard life.
Very few people struck it rich.
Merchants had a hard time selling their products.
9
What is Manifest Destiny?
Every Americans destiny.
From the Pacific to the Atlantic
Americans duty to spread the way life across the continent.
From sea to shining sea.
10
An ______ was one of the first people to settle in a region
emigrate
frontier
pioneer
conscience
11
Why did the Mexican government decide not to allow additional settlers to colonize Mexico?
Mexico decided to give Texas their independence.
Settlers did not keep the promises they'd made to Mexico.
They thought there was gold on the land
They wanted to farm the land
12
An _____ was where newly settled areas met unsettled areas.
frontier
treaty
emigrate
conscience
13
What did the Battle of the Alamo represent to the Texans who fought with Sam Houston?
The conflict between the Texans and Mexicans.
The heat of the day on which the battle was fought.
The presence of Daniel Boone.
The Mexican army that won the battle.
14
Which was NOT a reason Americans kept expanding into new land?
Americans were being forced westward by Native Americans.
Americans had a 'right' to settle the entire continent.
Americans wanted to extended liberty from ocean to ocean.
Americans could never have too much good farmland.
15
Why did some people oppose President Polk?
They didn't believe that Polk had told the truth.
Several believed the war with Mexico was wrong.
All of the Above
He may have lied about Mexico attacking USA on its soil.
16
The Erie Canal was a great improvement because...
All of the Above
Encouraged more canals to be built
It helped transport goods East and West
Made New York City a major city
17
Flatboats was a great improvement but what was an issue with it?
Boats could only go down stream
Too hard to build
Cost too much
Not enough rivers in the west
18
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
She collected rocks, plants, and animals for them.
She took care of Clark's children.
She made maps of the Louisiana Territory.
She guided them and was an interpreter.
19
An ______ is a sense or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong.
conscience
treaty
emigrate
pioneer
20
Stagecoaches was an improvement to traveling on horseback but what was the issue with it?
Wagon wheels would easily break
Horses could only last so long
Had to stop at inns for bad meal, and poor sleep
All of the Above
21
The railroad was a great improvement, but what were some of its issues?
All of the Above
Every company had different tracks and sizes
Locomotives would jump of the tracks
Engine would blow up, sparks would burn passengers
22
How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?
He helped build the first railroad through Kentucky.
He cleared a pass through the Appalachian Mountains.
He traveled around and spoke about the West.
He led wagon trains out West.
23
What was the Trail of Tears?
All of the Above
Native Americans died on the trail to disease, hunger, cold.
4,000 Native Americans died on the journey.
Native Americans were driven from their lands to Oklahoma.
24
Steamboat was a great improvement, but what was still an issue with it?
There were only 2 steamboats.
It could only be used where there were rivers.
It could only go downstream, not upstream
It could only run for 4 hours long
