Westward Expansion

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

What happened to the size of the United States because of the Louisiana Purchase?

• it got smaller

• it stayed the same

• it grew a small amount

• it doubled in size

Why did Thomas Jefferson want to buy the land around New Orleans?

• to expand the United States

• for farmers to be able to transport their goods to the French port

• to avoid war

• for farmers to be able to trade furs with the Native Americans

What caused the United States to acquire the Mexican Cession?

• it was part of the Louisiana Purchase

• the signing of the Declaration of Independence

• winning the Mexican War

• Pike suggested that the U.S should claim the land

What territory is represented by the E on the map?

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Mexican Cession

What territory is represented by the D on the map?

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• Oregon Territory

• United States

What territory is represented by the C on the map?

• Texas Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Louisiana Territory

• Mexican Cession

What territory is represented by the F on the map?

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• United States

What territory is represented by the B on the map?

• Florida Acquisition

• Louisiana Territory

• Texas Territory

• Mexican Cession

"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --

• Manifest Destiny

• Globalization

• Eastern Expansion

• Great Migration