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100
Which of the following was one of Lewis and Clark's achievements that was important for the thousands of settlers who later moved west?
a. Founded the city of St. Louis, Missouir
b. Led the first group of settlers to Tennessee
c. Opened up the West to fur trade
d. Cleared a trail over the Appalachians
c. Opened up the West to the fur trade
100
Which of the following was one of the goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a. to make new treaties with the Native Americans
b. to convert Native Americans to Christianity
c. to build new cities in the Great Plains
d. to find a water route to the Pacific
d. to find a water route to the Pacific
100
Thomas Jefferson was eager to buy New Orleans from the French. The emperor Napoleon said no at first, but France ended up selling all of the Louisiana Territory to the United States. This is known as the Louisiana Purchase. It gave the United States control over New Orleans, which is located near the mouth of the Mississippi River. U.S. ships could now travel freely down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
How was this important for the country's economy?
a. Tourists could travel by boat to vacation in the Gulf of Mexico.
b. Farmers could grow wheat and corn along the banks of the Mississippi River.
c. Cities along the Mississippi River could send ships to trade with other countries.
d. The music business began to thrive in the city of New Orleans.
c. Cities along the Mississippi River could send ships to trade with other countries.
100
What was the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase?
a. the Rocky Mountains
b. the Appalachian Mountains
c. the Missouri River
d. the Colorado River
a. the Rocky Mountains
100
Which of these states was part of the territory the United States gained in the Louisiana Purchase?
a. Arizona
b. Kansas
c. Ohio
d. California
b. Kansas
200
What was one of President Thomas Jefferson's concerns about the Louisiana Purchase?
a. The Constitution set the western boundary of the U.S. at the Mississippi River.
b. The Constitution did not grant the power to buy land from a foreign country.
c. Jefferson did not want people to move that far west.
d. Jefferson thought the country would become too spread out.
b. The Constitution did not grant the power to buy land from a foreign country.
200
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent Robert Livingston and James Monroe to France with instructions to buy which of the following places?
a. Texas
b. Canada
c. New Orleans
d. St. Louis
c. New Orleans
200
Which of the following statements is true of the Santa Fe Trail?
a. It became the first route from the U.S to the Pacific Ocean.
b. It was used by many Mormons going to Salt Lake City.
c. It was a major route for transporting cattle.
d. It began as an international trade route.
d. It began as an international trade route.
200
On the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail, which type of transportation was most common?
a. wagon trains
b. steamboats
c. canoes
d. sleds
a. wagon trains
200
The journey on the Oregon Trail was long and difficult. It took four to six months to travel the 2,000-mile trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon. Pioneers faced many hardships along the way. Why were people willing to make this journey?
a. They thought they could become rich by finding gold there.
b. They wanted to live in an area that was not part of the U.S.
c. They thought they would have better opportunities in Oregon.
d. They wanted to be as far away as possible from populated areas.
c. They thought they would have better opportunities in Oregon.
300
Which group of people were the first to settle Salt Lake City?
a. the Irish
b. the Amish
c. the Mormons
d. the Chinese
c. the Mormons
300
Which of the following rivers was used by Lewis and Clark in their journey to the Pacific Ocean?
a. Colorado River
b. Rio Grande
c. Potomac River
d. Missouri River
d. Missouri River
300
In 1838, U.S. troops began forcing thousands of Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma from their homeland in north Georgia. The journey saw 4,000 Cherokees die in the terrible conditions. What was this event called?
a. Manifest Destiny
b. the Missouri Compromise
c. the Pony Express
d. the Trail of Tears
d. the Trail of Tears
300
Which of the following terms was often used by American expansionists to justify U.S. westward expansion?
a. Imperialistic Expansion
b. Manifest Destiny
c. Finders Keepers
d. To the Victor Goes the Spoils
b. Manifest Destiny
300
What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the U.S. population's feelings about moving west?
a. People were less willing to move west because they were now unable to claim land for themselves.
b. People were less willing to move west because the U.S. government now charged property taxes to settlers in the West.
c. People were more willing to move west because the land was now legitimately owned by the U.S.
d. People were more willing to move west because the U.S. government was paying them to do so.
c. People were more willing to move west because the land was now legitimately owned by the U.S.
400
The starting point of the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition was near which major city?
a. Washington, D.C.
b. Chicago, Illinois
c. New York, New York
d. St. Louis, Missouri
d. St. Louis, Missouri
400
The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas is famous for the role it played in the Texas revolution. What was the Alamo used for before the revolution?
a. government building
b. mission
c. saloon
d. school building
b. mission
400
The land that was included in the Louisiana Purchase was mainly located in which of the following regions of the present-day United States?
a. Pacific Coast
b. southwestern United States
c. central United States
d. Atlantic Coast
c. central United States
400
Which state was the destination for a flood of prospectors during the gold rush of 1849?
a. Colorado
b. Oregon
c. New Mexico
d. California
d. California
400
Many people panned for gold in California during the gold rush. As a result, the population of California increased drastically over a short period of time. This led to
a. California being given back to Mexico.
b. a rise in the number of slaves.
c. an end to westward expansion.
d. California applying for statehood.
d. California applying for statehood.
500
How did Robert Fulton's invention of the steamboat affect society?
a. Steamboats could be produced from cost-efficient materials.
b. Steamboats made river transportation of passengers and cargo faster.
c. Steamboats were more fuel efficient than other ships.
d. Steamboats made transportation of passengers and cargo more expensive.
b. Steamboats made river transportation of passengers and cargo faster.
500
What did the invention of the telegraph allow people to do for the first time?
a. send a message almost instantly from a great distance
b. send a message across the country in a week's time
c. see an object clearly that is many miles in the distance
d. hear someone's voice who is standing many miles away
a. send a message almost instantly from a great distance
500
Why did Native Americans fight against the United States in the Plains Indian Wars during the late 1800s?
a. Native Americans were angry about being forced to give up their land.
b. Native Americans were upset they had been forced to join the U.S. army.
c. Native Americans were angry with the U.S. for charging high taxes.
d. Native Americans wanted to take back their land east of the Mississippi.
a. Native Americans were angry about being forced to give up their land.
500
In 1807, Robert Fulton built and launched the first commercially successful steamboat, the Clermont, on the Hudson River. Soon after, steamboats started being used on the great Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. How did the invention of the steamboat affect the growth of the United States?
a. Many more people were able to move west.
b. It improved relations between whites and Native Americans.
c. More slaves were needed to work on plantations.
d. Big cities sprang up along the Atlantic Coast.
a. Many more people were able to move west.
500
Identify.
The Erie Canal