Westward Expansion Quiz

Grade 5 · Social Studies · Quiz

From the Louisiana Purchase to the Gold Rush — test what you know about America heading west!

Questions

1. President Thomas Jefferson arranged the purchase of a huge amount of land from France in 1803. What was this called?

   1. The Gadsden Purchase
   2. The Louisiana Purchase
   3. The Treaty of Paris
   4. The Missouri Compromise
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   Answer: The Louisiana Purchase

2. Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was meant to expand from coast to coast.

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   Answer: True

3. The 2,000-mile path settlers traveled by covered wagon to reach Oregon was called the __________ Trail.

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   Answer: Oregon

4. Who were sent to explore the Louisiana Territory in 1804?

   1. Washington and Adams
   2. Lewis and Clark
   3. Boone and Crockett
   4. Jefferson and Hamilton
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   Answer: Lewis and Clark

5. The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation.

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   Answer: True

6. Where was gold discovered in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush?

   1. Sutter's Mill
   2. Fort Laramie
   3. Dodge City
   4. Sacramento City
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   Answer: Sutter's Mill

7. The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in the year __________.

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   Answer: 1869

8. Land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans after they were forced from their homelands is called a:

   1. Territory
   2. Reservation
   3. Township
   4. Province
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   Answer: Reservation

9. The most common cause of death on the Oregon Trail was attacks by Native Americans.

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   Answer: False

10. Which two immigrant groups did much of the labor building the Transcontinental Railroad?

    1. German and French
    2. Chinese and Irish
    3. Italian and Polish
    4. Mexican and Swedish
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    Answer: Chinese and Irish

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