Westward Expansion Quiz

Westward Expansion Quiz

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Westward Expansion Quiz

Westward Expansion Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Stella Baily

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first territory in the western region to apply for statehood?

Oregon

California

Missouri

Kansas

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

To allow slavery in all new territories

To create two new states

To prohibit future slavery north of the 36 30' latitude line

To repeal the 36 30' line from the Missouri compromise

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the result of the California Gold Rush on the issue of slavery?

It led to the expansion of slavery in California

It led to the outlawing of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

It had no impact on the issue of slavery

It led to California becoming a free state

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act's impact on the Missouri Compromise?

It reinforced the 36 30' line from the Missouri Compromise

It repealed the Missouri Compromise altogether

It allowed the people in the territories to decide for themselves through voting

It prohibited future slavery north of the 36 30' latitude line

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the region of Kansas known as due to the violence between abolitionists and slave owners?

Conflict Zone

Violent Territory

War Zone

Bleeding Kansas

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

To create a balance between free and slave states

To outlaw the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

To allow the expansion of slavery in new territories

To repeal the Missouri Compromise

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the result of the U.S. and Mexico war from 1846-1848?

The U.S. acquired the California Territory

The U.S. acquired the Oregon Territory

The U.S. acquired the Arizona Territory

The U.S. acquired the Texas Territory

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