Westward Expansion

Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Oregon

• California

Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Oregon

• California

Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

• Meriwether Lewis and James Madison

• William Clark and Thomas Jefferson

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

• The Gold Rush

• The Gold Movement

• Goldilocks

• Gold Gathering

Which of the following skills would be a necessary skill for taking a long trip across unchartered land?

• Making Maps

• Navigation of land and rivers

• Knowledge of plants, animals, and medicine for survival

• All of these skills would be essential for making such a journey

On the Oregon Trail, which type of transportation was most common?

• trucks

• steamboats

• canoes

• wagon trains

Why did people head west to California beginning in 1848?

• to join calvary and help fight Native Americans

• Gold was discovered so people hoped to become rich.

• Oil was discovered so people wanted to drill for it and become rich.

• the US capital was being moved to California

Which statement summarizes the lasting effects (results) of the search for gold in the west?

• Mining towns were quickly created but they didn't have any effect on the west.

• Indians had a positive effect on the gold rush by offering new settlers their land and support

• Towns that were once supply stations and mining towns turned into large cities bringing many people out west and onto Indian territory.

• All mining town economies ($) went bust after all the miners left and went back east. Indians were never affected by the gold rush.

Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to

• obey the Book of Mormon

• prosper in the fur trade

• seek out religious freedom

• gold

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Louisiana Purchase