Westward Expansion STAAR Review

The river outlined in GREEN.

• Snake River

• Columbia River

• Colorado River

• Mississippi River

The river outlined in Blue.

• Snake River

• Columbia River

• Colorado River

• Mississippi River

The river outlined in Pink.

• Snake River

• Columbia River

• Colorado River

• Mississippi River

The river outlined in Yellow.

• Snake River

• Columbia River

• Colorado River

• Mississippi River

The concept of "Manifest Destiny" was used to justify:

• The American Revolution

• The abolition of slavery

• Westward expansion of the United States

• The establishment of the first colonies

Westward Expansion was...

• what happened during the gold rush

• England's movement west to America

• stopped by Native Americans

• the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West. It began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail and a belief in "manifest destiny."

Why did many families with little money move west in the mid-1800s?

• There were no taxes

• Western land was cheap

• There were no laws

• The weather was better

Native Americans resisted expansion by...

• Suing the U.S government and going to the Supreme Court

• Fighting Wars

• Negotiating treaties

• All of the above

Read each question and choose the best answer. Daniel Boone helped clear a route out west called the:

• Erie Canal

• Kentucky Trail

• Wilderness Road

• Mississippi River

What is the author's purpose of this text?

• To persuade the reader to do something.

• To inform the reader about something.

• To entertain the reader.