Westward Expansion Quizzes & Trivia

Westward expansion is a 19th-century movement, where Americans decided to move westward for various opportunities. Take the online westward expansion quizzes to learn interesting facts and trivia.

The term ‘Westward Expansion’ refers to the period of time during the 19th Century when the United States federal government acquired more than a million square miles of land west of the Mississippi River, resulting...

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 2872 | Last updated: Mar 18, 2019

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What Was The Westward Expansion?

Everyone in the United States moved to western states

The United States decided to expand to the west and have more land

The United States expanded from the west to the east

All Americans realized the west was cooler than the east

Western Expansion

This quiz covers Ch. 5. The students will should understand the impact of Western Expansion on Native Americans, the reasons for that expansion, the benefits and drawbacks.

Questions: 23 | Attempts: 321 | Last updated: Jun 19, 2017

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This piece of legislation (law) offered 160 acres of free land to any settler who agreed to farm the land.

Homestead Act

Dawes Act

Great Plains Act

Ghost Dance Act

Westward Expansion Test 6th

36a - analyze the establishment and growth of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches. 36b - evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia to include the headright...

Questions: 35 | Attempts: 70 | Last updated: Nov 1, 2013

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The capital of Georgia has changed five times in the history of the state. In what two directions has the capital city moved?

West and North

East and North

West and South

East and South

Westward Expansion Test Re-take

Questions: 35 | Attempts: 32 | Last updated: Nov 4, 2013

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The capital of Georgia has changed five times in the history of the state. In what two directions has the capital city moved?

West and North

East and North

West and South

East and South

Westward Expansion Quiz

Lesson 5: Westward Expansion. Directions: Make sure you put your name on this quiz when it asks for your name, I'll be checking to make sure each student finished all questions! You will only be allowed to take this...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 500 | Last updated: Jun 19, 2017

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Who was Geronimo?

An American general who killed many native Americans at the Battle of Little Big Horn

A leader of the Apaches, a native American tribe in the Southwest area of the US

A chief of the Sioux Indians, who lived near the Black Hills of North and South Dakota

A guy who liked to jump off of high places and say "Geronimo!"