Westward expansion test
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Name ___________________________________________________ Date __________________ Westward Expansion Test Directions: Choose the best letter choice to answer the following multiple choice questions. (2 points each) 1. What was the MAIN goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition? A) to claim Louisiana for the United States B) to enter into treaties with Native American peoples C) to establish new shipping ports for importing European goods D) to find and record the natural resources in the Western territories 2. Which form of transportation grew rapidly as a result of westward expansion and the need to move people and goods quickly? A) large ships B) locomotives C) stage coaches D) horseback 3. Which geographic feature helped British Naval forces during the War of 1812? A) the thick forests of the North B) the fertile farmland of the South C) the large bodies of water of the East D) the tall mountain ranges of the West 4. Why did Napoleon Bonaparte sell the Louisiana territories to Thomas Jefferson? A) The United States had threatened to invade France. B) Napoleon wanted to send settlers to the Louisiana Territories. C) France was preparing to go to war with Britain and he needed money. D) Thomas Jefferson offered to share the new territory's gold with France. 5. Why did the British Navy set up blockades on American port cities during the War of 1812? A) to encourage trade with Great Britain
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Name ___________________________________________________ Date __________________
Westward Expansion Test
Directions: Choose the best letter choice to answer the following multiple choice questions. (2 points each)1. What was the MAIN goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?A) to claim Louisiana for the United StatesB) to enter into treaties with Native American peoplesC) to establish new shipping ports for importing European goodsD) to find and record the natural resources in the Western territories
2. Which form of transportation grew rapidly as a result of westward expansion and the need to move people and goods quickly?A) large shipsB) locomotivesC) stage coachesD) horseback
3. Which geographic feature helped British Naval forces during the War of 1812?A) the thick forests of the NorthB) the fertile farmland of the SouthC) the large bodies of water of the EastD) the tall mountain ranges of the West
4. Why did Napoleon Bonaparte sell the Louisiana territories to Thomas Jefferson?A) The United States had threatened to invade France.B) Napoleon wanted to send settlers to the Louisiana Territories.C) France was preparing to go to war with Britain and he needed money.D) Thomas Jefferson offered to share the new territory's gold with France.
5. Why did the British Navy set up blockades on American port cities during the War of 1812?A) to encourage trade with Great BritainB) to prevent American trade with FranceC) to encourage Americans to move to BritainD) to prevent settlers from moving back to Europe
6. Which of these was one of the earliest pioneers to cross the Cumberland Gap?A) Davy CrockettB) Daniel BooneC) William ClarkD) Meriwether Lewis
7. How did the Industrial Revolution affect the population of cities?
A) The population grew rich.B) The population grew smaller.C) The population grew larger.D) The population stayed the same.
Directions: Match the following word(s) or phrase to the definition. (2 points each)8. __________ the action of forcing American sailors to work on British ships
A) manifest destiny
9. __________ an area of land purchased from France that doubled the size of the U.S.
B) Cumberland Gap
10. __________ the idea that the U.S. was meant to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
C) the Trail of Tears
11. __________ the journey many Native Americans took from their home lands to Oklahoma
D) Lewis and Clark
12. __________ a machine that removed seeds from cotton
E) impressment
13. __________ the law that forced the Cherokee and other tribes to leave their lands and move to Indian Territory
F) the 49ers
14. __________ explorers hired to learn about the resources available in the Louisiana Purchase
G) the Monroe Doctrine
15. __________ an early settler of an area H) the Indian Removal Act16. __________ a trail used to cross the Appalachian Mountains
I) assimilate
17. __________ the name given to people that went to California to find gold
J) Louisiana Purchase
18. __________ to adopt the way of life of another culture
K) pioneer
19. __________ the plan that said the American continents were not to be colonized by other European countries
L) the Alamo
20. __________ where an important battle took place in the war for Texan independence
M) cotton gin
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. (3 points each)21. What year was gold discovered in California? What year was the California Gold Rush?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________22. What year did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________23. Pick one of the inventions we have learned about with Westward Expansion. How did that invention change the lives of the people living during this time period?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
