Westward Expansion

Which was not an economic opportunity in the west?

• Gold

• Farming

• Industry

• Logging

What were the trails people followed west?

• Missouri & Santa Fe

• Oregon & Santa Fe

• California & Oregon

• Missouri & California

What is a canal?

• Conveyor Belt

• Overland Trail

• Subway

• Man made river

Which new territory came from Spain

• Florida

• Texas

• California

• Louisiana

What was the belief that expansion was for the good of the country?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

• Northwest Ordinance

• Proclamation of 1763

Which new territory came from a war with Mexico

• Florida

• Texas

• Oregon

• California

What was he name of the canal in New York?

• Erie

• Huron

• Panama

• Hudson

Why did people want to leave the East?

• Too much pollution

• Too many people

• Too much slavery

• Angry at the government

Which new territory did we divide with Great Britain?

• Oregon

• California

• Louisiana

• Florida

Where did they discover gold in 1849?

• Oregon City, Oregon

• Guadalajara, Mexico

• Sutter's Mill, California

• Denver, Colorado