Early American Colonization and Westward Expansion Quiz
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What was the primary factor that accelerated the westward expansion in the United States?

  • Industrial revolution
  • Abundant natural resources (correct)
  • Government policies
  • Population growth

Which event nearly doubled the size of the United States in 1803?

  • Louisiana Purchase (correct)
  • Gold Rush
  • Oregon Treaty
  • California Expansion

What was the primary driving force behind the U.S. expansion into California?

  • Industrial development
  • Gold Rush (correct)
  • Trade agreements
  • Government incentives

Which European country's colonies became dominant in the early settlement of the United States?

<p>England (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the original 13 colonies on the United States' development?

<p>They eventually became the United States (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event spurred the U.S. expansion of control into the Pacific Northwest?

<p>Oregon Treaty of 1846 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason for the initial slow progress of westward expansion in the United States?

<p>Difficult living conditions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a big factor in the early United States and remains so to a lesser extent to this day?

<p>Immigration (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sparked an acceleration of western expansion in the U.S. unlike anything seen before?

<p>Building of the railroad (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What encouraged people to move west and find their own patch of land?

<p>Population pressure in original colonial towns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What allowed messages to be relayed over long distances in the early United States?

<p>Telegraphs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has had a huge impact on the geographic patterns of the U.S. by making it easier to contact those you leave behind and run businesses over large areas?

<p>The Internet (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has been a big part of what makes citizens of the United States who they are, according to the text?

<p>Immigrants (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has helped make the expansion of the U.S. as rapid as it was, according to the text?

<p>Immigration (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was another huge factor affecting the changing geographic patterns of the U.S.?

<p>Development of transportation and communication (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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