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</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</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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Telegraphs</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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