Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

5th - 8th Grade

59 Qs

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Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

Assessment

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History, Geography

5th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Utah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?

Mormons
Christians
Native Americans
Mountain men and fur trappers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

Manifest Destiny

Bill of Rights

Mexican-American War

Gold Rush

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?

Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Jackson

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The purchase of Louisiana

was a costly mistake

was opposed by western farmers

doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River

led to war with Great Britain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?

it was needed for the building of a railroad
it was a gift from Mexico
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
gold was discovered in that area

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?

treaty with the British in 1846

war with England in 182

purchased from the British in 1783

war with Mexico in 1848

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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