🇺🇸 US History Trivia
Quiz Set 9 — Westward Expansion
Answer all 10 questions. Click an option to see if you got it right!
Question 1 of 10
What was Manifest Destiny?
Manifest Destiny was the 19th-century belief that American expansion westward was divinely ordained.
Question 2 of 10
Who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Territory from 1804 to 1806.
Question 3 of 10
What was the Oregon Trail?
The Oregon Trail was the primary overland route for settlers heading west from the 1840s to 1860s.
Question 4 of 10
When was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill in California?
James Marshall discovered gold on January 24, 1848, triggering the California Gold Rush.
Question 5 of 10
What did the Homestead Act of 1862 provide?
The Homestead Act granted 160 acres to settlers willing to improve and farm the land.
Question 6 of 10
Which purchase gave the US control of the Southwest?
The Gadsden Purchase of 1853 acquired land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico for a railroad route.
Question 7 of 10
What connected the East and West coasts by rail in 1869?
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869.
Question 8 of 10
What was the Trail of Tears?
In the 1830s, thousands of Cherokee and other tribes were forced to march to Oklahoma, causing thousands of deaths.
Question 9 of 10
Which war resulted in the US gaining Texas, California, and the Southwest?
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Question 10 of 10
Who was the famous frontiersman who died at the Alamo?
Davy Crockett died defending the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas in 1836.