Moving West
TRUE or FALSE: The largest city in the Louisiana Territory was Chicago.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: No Native Americans lived on the land America bought from France.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: A canal is another name for a naturally formed river.
FALSE.
TRUE or FALSE: Texas used to belong to Mexico.
TRUE.
TRUE or FALSE: Most people who searched for gold ended up getting rich.
FALSE.
The idea that the United States was destined to expand westward across the continent was known as:
A. Gold Rush. C. Oregon Trail.
B. Trail of Tears. D. Manifest Destiny.
Manifest Destiny.
Of the 15,000 Natives forced to walk to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears, how many actually survived the journey?
A. 2,000. B. 5,000.
C. 8,000. D. 11,000.
11,000 Natives survived.
The first trains could reach speeds of up to:
A. 18 mph. C. 58 mph.
B. 38 mph. D. 68 mph.
18 mph.
The first President of the Republic of Texas was...
A. Steven Austin. C. Zachary Taylor.
B. Sam Houston. D. Andrew Jackson.
Sam Houston.
The main product that trappers traded in Oregon was...
A. Gold. C. Iron.
B. Silver. D. Fur.
Fur.
New Orleans is located along which river?
A. Missouri River. C. Ohio River.
B. Mississippi River. D. Colorado River.
B. Mississippi River.
Old Hickory was the nickname of which President?
A. George Washington. B. James Monroe.
C. Andrew Jackson. D. James K. Polk.
Andrew Jackson.
A. Galleon. C. Dromedary.
B. Automobile. D. Locomotive.
Locomotive.
Young Hickory was the nickname of which President?
A. George Washington. B. James Monroe.
C. Andrew Jackson. D. James K. Polk.
James K. Polk.
Oregon is the located between which of the following places:
A. California and Mexico. C. Texas and California.
B. California and Canada. D. Texas and Mexico
B. California and Canada.
How many states today were part of the Louisiana Purchase?
15 states.
The Native American who tried to unite Natives against the new frontier settlers was named...
Tecumseh
A road which charges a fee in order to use is known as a...
Turnpike.
The Mexican general who surrounded the Texans at the Alamo was known as...
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
The people who went to California looking for gold were known as...
49ers
The French leader who sold Thomas Jefferson the Louisiana Territory was named...
Napoleon Bonaparte.
The governor of Indiana Territory who fought against the Natives was...
William Henry Harrison
The canal which connected NYC to cities along the Great Lakes was known as...
The Erie Canal.
The 17 year old who led the Texan army against the Mexicans at the Alamo was...
William Travis.
The German immigrant who made work pants for gold miners was named...
Levi Strauss (founder of Levi's).