Westward Expansion
Social Studies
Westward Expansion starts at 5 and continues till grade 5.
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Describe one way westward expansion affected Native Americans.
Describe one way westward expansion changed the environment.
Explain what Manifest Destiny means.
Name one famous trail, other than the Oregon Trail, that pioneers used to travel west.
Name one way the Transcontinental Railroad changed life in the United States.
The Gold Rush of 1849 took place in which state?
What is a reservation in the context of westward expansion?
Read the following passage: 'In the 1800s, many families packed their belongings into covered wagons and traveled for months along rough trails to reach new lands in the West. They faced many dangers, including disease, bad weather, and lack of food.' Based on this passage, what were two major challenges faced by pioneers moving west?
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. In what year did it happen? (1) 1776 (2) 1803 (3) 1849 (4) 1865
What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad? (1) To connect the East and West coasts (2) To transport gold (3) To stop westward expansion (4) To build more cities
What was the main reason many settlers moved west during the 1800s? (1) To find gold (2) To escape war (3) To find new land for farming (4) To avoid taxes
What was the name of the law that forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River? (1) Homestead Act (2) Indian Removal Act (3) Gold Rush Act (4) Oregon Treaty
Fill in the blank: The ________ Act of 1862 gave land to settlers willing to farm it for five years.
Fill in the blank: The ________ Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
Fill in the blank: The ________ Express was a mail service that used horseback riders to deliver mail quickly across the West.
Fill in the blank: The ________ Purchase added a large area of land to the United States in 1803.
True or False: The Erie Canal helped people and goods move more easily from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.
True or False: The Gold Rush led to a rapid increase in California's population.
True or False: The Homestead Act gave free land to settlers who agreed to farm it for five years.
True or False: The idea of Manifest Destiny encouraged Americans to move west.
