Westward Expansion

This painting was completed in 1864, just before the end of the Civil War. At that time, what idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans?

• The need to establish national parks
• The threat of industrial pollution
• The abundance of wildlife
• The promise of a new beginning for the nation.

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

Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size. 

• Texas Annexation 
• Louisiana Purchase
• Northwest Territory
• Mexican Cession

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

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

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

• 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 territories became its own independent nation before joining America in 1845?

• Oregon
• Florida
• Lousiana
• Texas

Which of the following inventions made communication over long distances possible in the 1800s?

• Steamboat
• Steam Locomotive
• Telephone
• Telegraph