Westward Expansion

How many states were there before the Louisiana Purchase?

• 17
• 10
• 13
• 8

How many colonists live in the United States in 1700?

• 2,000
• 250,000
• 50,000
• 750,000

How many colonists lived in the United States by 1775?

• 2 Million
• 20 Million
• 2.5 Million
• 4 Million

How much was the Louisiana Purchase sold for?

• $20 Million dollars
• $15 Million dollars
• $10 Million dollars
• $5 Million dollars

Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore the new land that he had bought?

• Bob and Terry
• Jim and Larry
• Jack and Jill
• Lewis and Clark

The idea that people in the United States wanted to expand all the way to the West was known as what?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• Frontier Games
• Finders Keepers

What is one reason that people did NOT come to the United States?

• They wanted more free land
• To dig for gold
• To go on family vacations
• To avoid persecution

How many states were in the United States at the end of the frontier in 1890?

• 46
• 41
• 43
• 44

What tribe is Sacagawea from?

• Sioux
• Shoshone
• Minnetaree
• Hidatsa

Who is going to dunk Mr. Fox in the dunk tank at the carnival?

• nobody
• only a couple people
• I would never dunk him
• everybody!