Westward Expansion Part 1

Who was the President during the beginning of Westward Expansion ?

• Thomas Edison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

What did purchasing the Louisiana Purchase do for the United States?

• Double the size of the United States

• Made us friends with the French

• Put the United States in debt

• Created stress and anger between the Native Americans and French for selling it to the United States

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Purchase?

• 15,000

• 150,000

• 150,000,000

• 15,000,000

Why did the President hire Lewis and Clark ?

• to spread democracy and progress across the United States

• to explore the unknown territory and map it by identifying rivers, lakes and mountains

• to enjoy a vacation while seeing new lands and animals

Who helped Louise and Clark Explore westward to the Pacific Ocean?

• Sacajawea

• Pocahontas

• French Explorers

What is Manifest Destiny ?

• doubled the size of the United States

• creating tension between the United States and the Native Americans

• belief that the expansion of the United States was out duty

• a friendship between France and the United States

Why did the President want the Louisiana Territory originally?

• It gave the United States control over the Native Americans

• It help the United States own more territories and feel powerful

• It gave the United States control over the French

• It gave the United States control of the mouth (entrance) of the Mississippi River from the Atlantic Ocean