Westward Expansion

In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?

• one hundred dollars

• 15 thousand dollars

• 15 million dollars

• no money was exchanged instead they traded gold for the land.

The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.

• lumber to build houses

• plots of land

• seeds to grow crops

• wagons to travel out west

Why did the United States need more land?

• to test new farming methods out west

• to gain control over the land to the west

• to force the French to leave North America

• to make room for their growing population

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• to meet and trade with the Native Americans

• To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River

• To pan for gold in the rivers

• to map out a trail through the Appalachian Mountains

What happened during the Gold Rush?

• People from all over the world moved to California

• Prospectors stayed in mining camps to explore an area and hunt for gold

• thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich

• all of the above

The United States government forced many Native American tribes to relocate to different areas called Indian Reservations so that…

• white settlers could move on the land

• they wanted to turn the land into National parks

• They could build cabins as rest stops in the mountains

• they could sell the land to Mexico

The most popular route people travelled along to move west was?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Oregon Trail

• The Mississippi Expedition

• The Rocky Mountain Trail

Lewis and Clark were the first to reach the ______________ by land?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Hudson River

• Pacific Ocean

During Westward Expansion the United States more than doubled in size.

• True

• False

Millions of people became rich during the Gold Rush in California.

• True

• False