Fast and Curious: Westward Expansion

What was the belief that the United States had a "god given" right to settle all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean called?

• Manifest Destiny
• The American Dream
• The Wild West
• The Homestead Act

In 1803, what did the United States purchase from France, which doubled the size of the country?

• The Louisiana Purchase
• The Oregon Trail
• The Mormon Trail
• The Sante Fe Trail

What was the name of the expedition that was sent to explore and map the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Lewis and Clark Expedition
• The Oregon Trail Expedition
• The Mormon Trail Expedition
• The Sante Fe Trail Expedition

What was the name of the route that was taken by many homesteaders to get to the Pacific Ocean in Oregon?

• The Oregon Trail
• The Mormon Trail
• The Sante Fe Trail
• The California Trail

What was the name of the disease that was the leading cause of death on the Oregon Trail?

• Cholera
• Dysentery
• Typhoid fever
• Tuberculosis

What was the name of the religion that was founded in New York in the 1830s and whose members were forced to move to the Great Salt Lake in Utah?

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• The Methodist Church
• The Baptist Church
• The Catholic Church

What was the name of the trade hub in New Mexico that became a popular destination for those traveling west in the 1820s?

• Sante Fe
• Santa Barbara
• Los Angeles
• San Diego

What was the name of the war that the United States fought with Mexico in the 1840s?

• The Mexican-American War
• The Civil War
• The War of 1812
• The Revolutionary War

What was the name of the event that occurred in California in 1848 that led to a mass influx of people to the state?

• The Gold Rush
• The Homestead Act
• The Oregon Trail
• The California Trail

What was one of the negative consequences of the Gold Rush?

• The destruction of the environment
• The increase in crime
• The decline in Native American culture
• All of the above