Westward Expansion

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

• to make friends with Native America tribes

• to discover new plants and animal species

• to find gold

• to find a water route that would extend from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast

Who sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

• George Washington

• William Polk

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Lewis and Clark explored the

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Florida

Who did Thomas Jefferson buy Louisiana from?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

Who explored West of the Appalachain Mountains and created the Wilderness Trail?

• Lewis and Clark

• Zebulon Pike

• Daniel Boone

• Sacajawea

What explorer is known for making treaties with Native Americans and mapped areas to the Pacific Ocean

• Lewis

• Clark

• Zebulon Pike

• Daniel Boone

What is your "god given right to claim and expand lands from coast to coast?"

• Acquired Destiny

• Westward Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Pioneer Exploring

This land was not added to the United States until there was a balance between free and slave states

• Florida

• Oregon

• California

• Texas

This land was acquired after a dispute with Spain with the Louisiana territory

• Mexican Session

• Oregon Territory

• Texas

• Florida

This land was bought from Spain to help farmers more easily transport goods from the New Orleans port

• Florida

• Texas

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana