Westward Expansion Test Practice
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- Q1Trail of Tears describes the route settlers followed from the east to California and OregonTrueFalse30s
- Q2Nevada and California were part of the territory known as the Louisiana PurchaseTrueFalse30s
- Q3Improvements in transportation (canals, etc.) allowed the US to expand and use new land.FalseTrue30s
- Q4The U.S. generally grew north into areas owned by CanadaFalseTrue30s
- Q5Texas became a state immediately after it won a war with the BritishFalseTrue30s
- Q6The forced march of Native Americans from east of Mississippi to Oklahoma.Trail of TearsMorman TrailForty-NinersDonner Party30s
- Q7Nickname for gold seekers who went to CaliforniaMormon TrailDonner PartyForty-ninersTrail of Tears30s
- Q8Group caught on California Trail in winter storm, many diedTrail of TearsDonner PartyForty-ninersMormon Trail30s
- Q9Created by Brigham Young to bring his religious group out to UtahDonner PartyForty-ninersTrail of TearsMormon Trail30s
- Q10This country lost two large areas of land to the U.S. when they lost two wars. The large areas of land included Texas and the Southwest.MexicoSpainFranceEngland30s
- Q11What aspect of Native American history became known as the "Trail of Tears"the line connecting Seminole Indian settlements up and down Florida's east coastthe forced 800-mile march the Cherokee made in their removal from Georgiathe streams of blood that flowed from the Sauk Indians in the Black Hawk Warthe unpublished works on the Cherokee population written by Sequoya30s
- Q12How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, affect the United States?It enabled the United States to collect $18 million in property taxes from MexicoIt increased the size of the United States by almost 25 percentIt forced the United States to give up vast acres of territory in the West.It drew the border line that divides the United States and Mexico to this day.30s
- Q13Which of the following was a consequence of the Worcester v. Georgia decision?President Jackson attempted to enforce the decision, but Georgia did not listen.Georgia allowed the Cherokee nation to establish and independent governmentPresident Jackson ordered all state troops to stay our of all Indian lands.Georgia ignored the ruling and President Jackson took no action to enforce it.30s
- Q14Which of the following is TRUE about the battle at the Alamo in 1836?All of the Alamo's defenders were killedThe battle lasted only one dayThe Texan army captured General Santa AnnaMexico suffered a harsh defeat30s
- Q15The Lewis a Clark expedition was to explore...New Spainthe Oregon TrailThe Louisiana Purchasethe Mississippi River30s