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Westward
Expansion
Quiz 1
Study Guide
I. Why Move West?
List reasons why people moved west during the 1800's.
• Population: East was crowded
• Lots of cheap, fertile land
• Economic Opportunity: gold (California Gold Rush)
• Economic Opportunity: logging, farming, freedom (runaway slaves)
• Cheaper, faster transportation: rivers and canals (Erie Canal) , overland trails (Santa Fe and
Oregon Trails), and railroads made moving west possible for many
• Manifest Destiny: It is our patriotic duty to make America bigger and stronger
II. Territorial Acquisitions
Match the letters from the map to the names of the territories below.
B Texas
D Florida
C Oregon
A Louisiana Purchase
E Mexican Cession
F Gadsden Purchase
(California)
Color the territories on the map according to the list of the territories below.
Texas (RED)
Florida (ORANGE)
Oregon (BLUE)
Louisiana Purchase (YELLOW)
Mexican Cession (California) (GREEN)
Gadsden Purchase (PURPLE)
III. New Territories and Inventions
• Territory gave the USA control of the Pacific
Coast.
• Territory was acquired through a treaty with
Spain.
• Purchased by Jefferson and doubled the size of
the USA.
• Final purchase so the US could build a railroad
across the southern border.
• Added to the United States after it won its
independence from Mexico.
• Added through a treaty with Great Britain
• Gave the U.S. it first land on the Pacific Coast
• Territory gave America control of the entire East
Coast.
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Mexican Cession (California)
• Territory gave the USA control of the
Pacific Coast.
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• Explored by people sent by Thomas Jefferson
Florida
• Territory was acquired through a treaty with
Spain.
• Territory gave America control of the entire
East Coast.
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Gadsden Purchase
• Final purchase so the US could build a
railroad across the southern border.
Louisiana Purchase
• Purchased by Jefferson and doubled the
size of the USA.
• Explored by people sent by Thomas
Jefferson
Texas
Oregon Territory
• Added to the United States after it won its
independence from Mexico.
• Gave the U.S. it first land on the Pacific
Coast
• Added through a treaty with Great Britain
IV. Inventions
Cotton Gin
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Mechanical Reaper !
!Steamboat
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Locomotive
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Telegraph
Mechanical Reaper!
Made it easier to harvest wheat.
Steamboat ! !
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Made it easier to travel up river.
Telegraph!
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Made communication easier by sending messages across the
country.
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Telegraph
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Locomotive
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Mechanical Reaper
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Steamboat
Which of the following is NOT true about the cotton gin?
a. Made by Eli Whitney
b. Made it easier to remove seeds
c. Increased communication across the country
d. Resulted in the spread of slavery in the South
Which of the following is TRUE about the steam locomotive?
a. Allowed for easier transportation over land
b. Made transportation of large quantities of goods easier
c. Created quick and safe travel
d. All of the above
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Cotton Gin
V. Vocabulary
Write the correct vocabulary word in the blank next to its definition.
territory
acquisition
inventor
emancipation
__ expansion__ !
opportunity
entrepreneur
expansion
abolition
equality
getting bigger, as in land or population
___abolition___ ! the end of slavery
_ emancipation_ ! freeing people from slavery forever
___ inventor____! someone who creates something that didn't exist before
___ equality____ ! fair treatment regardless of race, gender, or appearance
___ suffrage___!
the right to vote
__ territory___ !
piece of land that can be bought, sold, or won
__ opportunity__ ! the chance to do something you couldn't before
_ entrepreneur__ ! a person who seeks new business opportunities
_ acquisition__!
something that is gained or added (acquired)
suffrage