Westward Expansion Part I Review

What assistance did Lewis and Clark have to make their expedition successful?

• They had accurate maps that had been made by earlier explorers.
• They were given advice from several French fur traders who had explored the area.
• They had good guidebooks with information about different plants and animals.
• They received help from Native American guides such as Sacajawea.

What happened on Zebulon Pike's expedition?

• He discovered the Rio Grande River.

• He and his men avoided capture by the Spanish.

• He found an easy way across the Rocky Mountains.

• He found and befriended a new tribe of Native Americans.

Which president sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

• George Washington
• James Madison
• James Monroe
• Thomas Jefferson

What issue kept the United States from annexing Texas after the area claimed independence from Mexico?

• the purchase price for the land
• the possibility of war with France
• the lack of good farmland in the area
• the expansion of slavery

From which country did the United States purchase Florida?

• Great Britain

• France

• Mexico

• Spain

Daniel Boone is credited with creating what important passageway to the western territories?

• the Erie Canal
• the Louisiana Purchase
• the Kentucky Road
• the Wilderness Road

What do Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, and Zebulon Pike have in common?

• They all explored western lands that later became part of the United States
• They all served as military officers in wars against the Native Americans
• They all established permanent settlements along the west coast
• They all explored lands in Mexico that was later purchased by the United States

How did Daniel Boone influence American expansion across the Appalachian Mountains?

• Boone explored and settled most of the territory in Kentucky that was taken from the Cherokee.
• Boone established a separate government on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Boone explored the lower Mississippi River Valley and made treaties with the Native Americans.
• Boone became the first American to settle on the west coast of the continental United States.

What was one reason Lewis and Clark were sent on their expedition?

• to find a waterway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River
• to make contact with Native Americans in the Florida territory
• to examine the geography and natural resources of the Louisiana Territory
• to explore the Spanish Territory along the Rio Grande

What was the immediate result of the United States purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

• The United States signed a peace treaty with France.
• The United States doubled in size.
• The United States outlawed importation of slaves as part of the deal.
• The United States Treasury defaulted on war loans and declared bankruptcy.