Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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Created by

William Dever

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the primary mode of transportation for settlers traveling to Oregon?

Conestoga wagons


Steam locomotives

River boats

Horse-drawn carriages

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a primary goal of missionaries who settled in Oregon Country?

To establish trading posts

To convert Indigenous Peoples

To discover gold


To start farms

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one significant effect of the Indian Removal Act in the 1830s?

Most Indigenous Peoples successfully resisted removal efforts

Indigenous Peoples received larger land grants in the West

The majority of Indigenous Peoples relocated to reservations

All Indigenous groups traveled the Trail of Tears

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What new vision emerged in the United States during the early 1800s?

A focus on international trade only

A desire to expand from coast to coast

An isolationist foreign policy

A plan to remain within existing borders

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Where did the travelers of the Oregon Trail originally start from?

Nebraska

Idaho

Wyoming

Missouri

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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According to Manifest Destiny, to which geographical boundary should the United States expand?

The Mississippi River


The Pacific Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean

The Gulf of Mexico

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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What were Boom Towns?
Towns that were developed when gold and silver was found in a particular place. 

Towns that were founded after the gold and silver mines were depleted.

Towns where dynamite was found
Towns where loud sounds were often heard.

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