Westward Expansion

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

• mountains
• crossing rivers
• the great plains
• all of the above

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads helped the NA move east
• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
• the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supple and resources
• the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had

Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

• NA could not get enough supplies and this lef to poverty
• NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers
• NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
• NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
• Polluted the air and the natural environment
• All of the above

The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as

• The Great Expansion
• Manifest Destiny
• Oregon Fever
• The Monroe Doctrine

Which best describes Manifest Destiny?

• Caused everyone to get along better
• expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific
• Idea started in the 1600s
• The king said that we had to the right to move west

 As people were heading West during the late 1800s, the most difficult area to cross was Area 3 on the map. Why was it so difficult to travel through Area 3? 

• The area was wider than other parts of the country.
• The area consisted of mountains and rugged terrain.
• The area had not yet been explored by previous travelers.
• The area was populated with too many Native Americans.

Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?

• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon
• California

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