Westward Expansion

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads helped the NA move east
• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
• the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supple and resources
• the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
• Polluted the air and the natural environment
• All of the above

I am an Exoduster and I chose to move west in hopes of finally owning land. I was also trying to escape the KKK.

• European Immigrants
• Asian Immigrants
• Mexican Americans
• African Americans

Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase

• Louis & Steven
• Clark & Charles
• Charles & Louis
• Louis & Clark

Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?

• Madison
• Adams
• Jefferson
• Monroe

During the Industrial Revolution, who invented the cotton gin? 

• Whitney Young
• Hugo Whitney
• Eli Whitney

Which best describes Manifest Destiny? 

• Americans moved west 
• Americans moved west in order to claim the land 
• Americans moved the Native Americans to "Indian Territory"

__________ and ______________ were former Mexican territories acquired by the United States.

• Mississippi and Alabama
• Vermont and New Hampshire
• California and Texas
• Canada and Puerto Rico

Which territory was divided by the United States and Great Britain?

• Texas
• Oregon
• Louisiana Purchase
• Florida

Which of the following describes a person who is the first to think of or make something?

• Inventor
• Entrepreneur
• Artisan
• Archaeologist