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Quick social studies or English quiz about our expansion West in America. I used it before reading My Antonia by Willa Cather. Quizstar. Multiple choice.
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 | | 1. 1 pt(s). | Language has been a powerful tool throughout history. What language is used to describe America's eventual expansion across the continent? |  | A. | Continental Manifestation |  | B. | American Fries |  | C. | Manifest Destiny |  | D. | Manuscript Density |  | E. | Manchurian Candidate |
 | | 2. 1 pt(s). | What 1800s transportation technology allowed Chicago to become such a large city? |  | A. | Sailboat |  | B. | Steamboat |  | C. | Mobile home |  | D. | The automobile |  | E. | The railroad |
 | | 3. 1 pt(s). | Why was the displacement of American Indians from Georgia to Oklahoma called the Trail of Tears? |  | A. | They were forced to move and experienced a difficult journey |  | B. | It was raining for most of the trip |  | C. | It was nicer that the Path of Pagans suggested by one minister |  | D. | Their eyes watered a lot because the government constantly gassed them with tear gas |
 | | 4. 1 pt(s). | Texas became a state partially because people decided to, "Remember the ____________" |  | A. | U.S.S. Saratoga |  | B. | Pecos |  | C. | Pearl Harbor |  | D. | 9/11 |  | E. | Alamo |
 | | 5. 1 pt(s). | Many families were able to get free land and move West because of: |  | A. | The Compromise of 1850 |  | B. | The New Deal |  | C. | They stole it |  | D. | The Homestead Act |  | E. | Tom Cruise and his help with immigrants |
 | | 6. 1 pt(s). | After the Civil War, many people looked for a new life in the West. When did the American Civil War occur? |  | A. | 1850-1859 |  | B. | 1861-1865 |  | C. | 1776-1781 |  | D. | 1812 |  | E. | 1941-1945 |
 | | 7. 1 pt(s). | What did Samuel Morse create that helped long-distance communication? |  | A. | telephone |  | B. | phonograph |  | C. | television |  | D. | telegraph |  | E. | telepathy |
 | | 8. 1 pt(s). | What was discovered in 1848 that led to a lot of people rushing to California in 1849? |  | A. | The film industry |  | B. | The wine industry |  | C. | The computer industry |  | D. | Oil |  | E. | Gold |
 | | 9. 1 pt(s). | Where did the Transcontinental Railroad go? |  | A. | From the United States to Canada |  | B. | From one coast to the other of the United States |  | C. | From Argentina to Brazil |  | D. | From New York to England |  | E. | From here to there and everywhere in between |
 | | 10. 1 pt(s). | The United States government set some land aside in 1891 to create what? |  | A. | A large theme park |  | B. | A racetrack |  | C. | The Oregon Trail |  | D. | An Indian Reservation |  | E. | The National Parks System | |
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