Westward Expansion -Summer Edition

What is a canal?

• A deep hole in the ground where a volcano erupts

• A man-made waterway built to allow boats to pass through

• A natural river that flows through the mountains

• A road used for transporting goods between cities

What did the Adams-Onis Treat accomplish?

• It gave Texas its independence from Mexico

• It allowed women to vote in federal elections

• It made Andrew Jackson president

• It transferred Florida from Spain to the United States

What is the best definition of politics?

• The study of ancient artifacts

• The activities of governments and people trying to gain power

• A system of farming and irrigation

• A method of farming and irrigation

What is a militia?

• A group of volunteer citizens trained to fight in emergencies

• A group of traveling salesmen

• A committee that writes laws in Congress

• A type of farming community

Who was Andrew Jackson?

• The author of the Declaration of Independence

• A famous abolitionist who escaped slavery

• The 7th president of the United States and a general in the War of 1812

• A judge who ruled in favor of the Trail of Tears

What was the Oregon Trail?

• A route used by pioneers to move West

• A canal system that connected the Great Lakes

• A Native American trade route in the Northeast

• A secret escape route for enslaved people

Who were the pioneers?

• European soldiers who fought in the Revolution

• Leaders of political parties

• Early settlers who moved west in search of land and opportunity

• Members of Congress who signed treaties

What did the Homestead Act offer?

• Free land to any settler who was head of family or over 21 could claim free land

• The right for any women in the United States to vote in all elections

• A trade route between the United States and Mexico

• Free schooling for all American children

What does coeducation mean?

• Private school for boys only

• Boy and girls being educated together in the same school

• Online learning using computers

• Schools only for children of government officials

What is suffrage?

• A system of trading goods for services

• The act of leaving one country to settle in another

• The right to vote in elections

• The practices of forming militias during wartime