Westward Expansion

What event does the list below describe
• Purchased by Thomas Jefferson
• Doubled the size of the United States
• Central United States 

• The Oregon Trail   
• The Alamo
• Lewis and Clark
• The Louisiana Purchase

Why was Napoleon Bonaparte willing to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• He made a treaty with the Native Americans to sell it to the U.S
• He could not find enough French people to move there
• He needed the money because he was about to go to war with Britain. 
• He was unsure if it was constitutional. 

Thomas Jefferson was concerned about buying land because

• the Constitution did not give the President this power.
• he was not president at that time 
• because it was owned by the Native Americans
• he was afraid of the European powers 

After Purchasing the Louisiana Territory, President Jefferson wanted to explore this territory to explore

• the geography of the land.
• the people of the area.
• the Missouri River
• All of the above

 In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson asked Congress for $2,500 to fund an expedition to explore the area west of the Mississippi River to the Pacific. Who led this expedition? 

• Sacajawea
• Lewis and Clark
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

Which Native American helped Lewis and Clark while they explored the Louisiana Territory? 

• Sitting Bull 
• Squanto
• Sacajawea
• Pocahontas

Why was the trip along the Missouri River so long and hard for the Corps of Discovery?

• They were running low on supplies.
• better opportunities in Oregon
• gold in California
• They were going against the current, the river froze and they had to carry their boats.

What was one of the causes of the War of 1812?

• The British burned down the White House.
• The British boarded ships, took goods, and forced Americans to work on British ships.
• Dolley Madison saved important government documents.
• The British captured Detroit.

What was the effect of the British marching through Washington, D.C.?

• Andrew Jackson led the Americans in the Battle of New Orleans. 
• President James Madison declared war with Britain.
• The British set fire to the president’s home and the U.S. Capitol.
• America was trading with France.

Who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” and what was his inspiration?   

• A. Thomas Jefferson and he was the President
• B. James Madison and he was proud of the troops
• C. Robert Livingston and he bought the Lousianna Territory
• D. Frances Scott Key and he saw the flag waving over Fort McHenry