Western Expansion Review

Lewis and Clark explored...

• the Louisiana Purchase and Oregon Country
• the Mexican Cession
• Texas
• California and Utah

Which group benefited from western expansion? 

• Mexicans
• Spanish
• American farmers and immigrants
• slaves in the South

Which was an incentive for expansion?

• the east was crowded so there was a demand for land
• runaway slaves were not allowed to enter new territories
• settlers were attacked by some Indian tribes
• the cotton gin made land less valuable

How did Texas join the Union? 

• It was captured in a war with Spain.
• It was annexed years after it won its independence.
• Britain lost it in the War of 1812.
• France sold it as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

The Oregon Trail was...

• a route taken by many settlers traveling west
• a path taken by Indians forced to leave the South
• a route on the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves
• a path through the Appalachian Mountains

Which was a result of the cotton gin?

• slaves were more valuable because cotton was now more profitable than ever
• the price of cotton and clothing increased
• Europeans bought less American cotton
• the reaper was no longer needed

What happened in 1803?

• Texas Annexation
• Louisiana Purchase
• War of 1812
• Oregon Treaty

Which was NOT a benefit of railroads?

• faster travel for people and goods 
• cheaper prices for goods moved across the country
• people could move further west and stay connected to the rest of the U.S.
• steamboats were no longer necessary

Which is not an opportunity cost of moving west?

• jobs left behind in the east
• family that cannot join the trip
• abundant, fertile land in Oregon 
• safety from Indian attacks 

What territory did General Andrew Jackson invade and seize? 

• Texas
• California
• Oregon
• Florida