Westward Expansion
Grade 5 - Social Studies - Building Confidence

Which cause helps explain the westward expansion event "Lewis and Clark expedition"?
- U.S. leaders and settlers wanted Native lands in the Southeast
- business and government leaders wanted faster travel across the continent
- news of gold drew migrants hoping to make money
- leaders wanted information about western lands and routes
Which effect is connected to the westward expansion event "Transcontinental Railroad"?
- maps and reports encouraged later U.S. expansion
- the country gained land west of the Mississippi River
- movement of people and goods increased across western lands
- many Native people were forced from homelands, including on the Trail of Tears
Which perspective is important when studying the westward expansion event "Transcontinental Railroad"?
- Native Californians faced violence, disease, and loss of land
- Native communities experienced disease, conflict, and land loss
- Native nations resisted removal and defended sovereignty
- Chinese workers built dangerous sections while Native nations lost land and bison
Which location evidence fits the westward expansion event "Transcontinental Railroad"?
- routes across the northern plains and mountains
- a long overland route to Oregon Country
- rail lines crossing the Great Plains and mountains
- land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
Which question best analyzes westward expansion in the event "Indian Removal"?
- Who gained opportunities, who lost land or resources, and what evidence shows it?
- Which food web has a producer?
- Which suffix forms a noun?
- How many letters are in the event title?
Which cause helps explain the westward expansion event "Louisiana Purchase"?
- news of gold drew migrants hoping to make money
- U.S. leaders and settlers wanted Native lands in the Southeast
- families sought farmland and opportunity in the Pacific Northwest
- the United States bought a large territory from France
Which effect is connected to the westward expansion event "Lewis and Clark expedition"?
- maps and reports encouraged later U.S. expansion
- movement of people and goods increased across western lands
- settler population grew and Native lands faced new pressure
- many Native people were forced from homelands, including on the Trail of Tears
Which perspective is important when studying the westward expansion event "Louisiana Purchase"?
- Native Californians faced violence, disease, and loss of land
- Native nations did not agree to lose control of their homelands
- Native nations resisted removal and defended sovereignty
- Chinese workers built dangerous sections while Native nations lost land and bison
Which location evidence fits the westward expansion event "Lewis and Clark expedition"?
- a long overland route to Oregon Country
- land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
- Southeast homelands and forced routes west
- routes across the northern plains and mountains
Which question best analyzes westward expansion in the event "Transcontinental Railroad"?
- Which suffix forms a noun?
- Who gained opportunities, who lost land or resources, and what evidence shows it?
- Which food web has a producer?
- How many letters are in the event title?