
Key Events of Westward Expansion
Authored by HEATHER ANDERSON
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which event marked the beginning of the Westward Expansion in the United States?
The California Gold Rush
The Louisiana Purchase
The Oregon Trail
The Homestead Act
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
To find gold in California
To explore and map the newly acquired western territories
To establish trade routes with Native American tribes
To build the Transcontinental Railroad
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which year did the California Gold Rush begin?
1848
1850
1861
1876
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which act, passed in 1862, encouraged the settlement of the western United States by offering land to settlers?
The Missouri Compromise
The Homestead Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dawes Act
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significance of the Oregon Trail during the Westward Expansion?
It was a major route for settlers moving to the Pacific Northwest
It was the first railroad built across the United States
It was a trade route with Mexico
It was a path used by Native Americans to migrate eastward
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in the U.S. acquiring territories in the present-day southwestern United States?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Tordesillas
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on the Westward Expansion?
It decreased the population in the western territories
It made travel and transportation of goods across the country faster and more efficient
It led to the discovery of gold in California
It caused the Civil War
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