This quiz tests your knowledge of the major milestones and key players involved in the Westward Expansion of the 1800s. You'll answer questions about important journeys like the Oregon Trail, significant events such as the Gold Rush, and the idea of Manifest Destiny that motivated settlers.
The quiz also highlights the effects this movement had on Native American populations and how it reshaped the country’s economy and politics. Designed to reinforce your grasp of this pivotal era, the questions focus on understanding both the opportunities and challenges that defined the expansion westward. Take this quiz to check your knowledge and get a clear sense of how these events contributed to the United States’ growth.
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta
Waycross, Athens, Macon Savannah, and Dalton
Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Augusta and Columbus
Clarksville, Albany, Atlanta, Macon and Savannah
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Mechanical reaper
Cow milking technology
Railroads
Automobiles
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Georgia’s land lottery
Yazoo Land Fraud
Mississippi Land Fraud
Trail of Tears
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The speed and efficiency of the railroads
The amount of money that a conductor makes in a day
The long wait farmers had to get their mail
Cotton being transported at a slow pace
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Results of the Yazoo Land Fraud
Results of the Oconee War
Causes of the Yazoo Land Fraud
Reasons why Georgia wanted to declare independence from Great Britain
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It was used as a disinfectant in surgeries
It separated the seeds from cotton fiber
It made farm labor less needed
It allowed many farmers to retire
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West and North
East and North
West and South
East and South
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Baptist and Jewish
Methodist and Baptist
Episcopal and Catholic
Episcopal and Methodist
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Dahlonega
Dalton
Blue Ridge
New Echota
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The Cherokee were a fierce, warlike tribe whom settlers feared.
Missionaries to the Cherokee said they needed to be relocated.
The Cherokee tried to take land belonging to the white settlers.
White settlers wanted the land on which the Cherokee lived.
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It distributed Indian lands to new settlers
It administered voting and election districts
It established a method of counting population
It provided an organized system of collecting taxes
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White male
Age 21
Black male
Widow
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John Marshall
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
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The state wanted good citizens to settle western lands that were once Cherokee and farm them
The state wanted to establish good relationships with the Indians through agriculture
The state wanted the people to introduce new crops
Georgia wanted to build a defense buffer between its settlers, and California
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Savannah River
Chattahoochee River
Oconee River
Ocmulgee River
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A woman whose husband was still alive and gave her a ticket for the land lottery
The daughter of a wealthy farmer who still lived at home with her parents.
A 40 year old man who had fought in the Revolutionary War.
A 16 year old boy who wanted to move off of his parents’ farm and start his own business.
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The Cherokee capital was moved to New Echota.
The Cherokee were granted full rights as citizens.
The Cherokee were removed from their land in Georgia.
The Cherokee published the first Native American newspaper.
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John Ross
Elias Boudinot
William McIntosh
Alexander McGillivray
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Baptist
Catholic
Anglican
Methodist
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The University of Georgia is created to offer white males a college level education.
The legislature gets involved with the Yazoo land fraud case and loses land for Georgia.
Religious circuit riders do not have to travel as far to either start new churches or spread their religious messages.
The Creeks and Cherokees are forced to give up the lands that have belonged to them for generations.
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It made harvesting cotton easier so that slaves were no longer needed
It made cleaning cotton more efficient and increased the state’s dependence on slavery
It caused many mills to close and go out of business
It made it harder for large plantation owners to make money
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Benjamin Parks was hunting so many deer that food became scarce.
The need for more land by white Georgians moving west led to conflict.
None of those who claimed to discover the gold were Cherokee.
Gold was discovered in North Georgia
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Although there were conflicting claims, they generated enough interest that led to the first major gold rush.
Since there were conflicting stories, interest in North Georgia was slow to grow.
Cherokees were relieved to know that gold was found on their land.
Gold discovered in North Georgia lead to a partnership between the Cherokee and the white Georgia settle
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John Ross
Elias Boudinot
William McIntosh
Alexander McGillivray
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The land for the college was donated by the federal government
The land could not be used for any purpose other than a college
The college was a public university with free tuition to state residents
The college was established as an agricultural college to improve farming
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1763
1814
1821
1835- 1836
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John Ross
William McIntosh
John Marshall
Alexander McGillivray
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The statement is criticizing the land lottery.
The statement is criticizing the headright system.
The statement is supporting fact that the headright system is more fair than the land lottery.
The statement is explaining why slavery should be made illegal.
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Worcester v. Georgia
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty of New York
Marshall v. Jackson
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1763
1814
1827
1835
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The Cherokee Phoenix began printing.
The Trail of Tears began.
Sequoyah was killed by his own people.
Sequoyah began teaching his syllabary at the University of Georgia.
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Louisville was the state’s largest city
Louisville was more centrally located
Louisville was the most important center for trade
Louisville played an important role in the American Revolution
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1835
1827
1793
1733
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Said that Georgia had the right to take Cherokee lands.
Said that President Jackson should make a ruling in this case.
Said that the Cherokee Nation had no right to sue in the United States’ courts.
Said that Georgia laws do not apply in the Cherokee territory.
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