Westward Expansion

What was the name of the famous route that pioneers used to travel west in the 1800s?

• Oregon Trail

• New Mexico Trail

• Texas Trail

• California Trail

Which president signed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John F. Kennedy

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the name of the group of people who traveled west to find gold in California in the mid-1800s?

• Forty-Niners

• Westward Wanderers

• California Seekers

• Gold Rushers

What was the name of the famous trail that stretched from Missouri to Oregon and was used by pioneers in the 1800s?

• Appalachian Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Texas Trail

• California Trail

What was the name of the law that offered 160 acres of land to anyone who would farm it for five years?

• Pioneer Act

• Homestead Act

• Settler Act

• Frontier Act

What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War and added a large amount of land to the United States?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was the name of the famous expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

• Brown and Wilson Expedition

• Lewis and Clark Expedition

• Smith and Johnson Expedition

• Jones and Davis Expedition

What was the name of the group of people who traveled west to find religious freedom in the 1800s?

• Vikings

• Aztecs

• Mormons

• Pilgrims

What was the name of the event where thousands of Native Americans were forced to move west of the Mississippi River?

• Trail of Tears

• Path of Sorrow

• Journey of Grief

• Route of Sadness

What was the name of the famous battle where the Texans defeated the Mexican army and gained independence?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of San Jacinto