Westward Expansion Review

Why was the Louisiana Purchase a major event in U.S. history?

• It gave the United States California

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It started a war with Mexico

• It started a war with the British

Which of the following people turned out to be the most valuable member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• Pierre Cruzatte

• Toussaint Charbonneau

• Sacagawea

• James Beckwourth

Which of the following discoveries by the Lewis and Clark Expedition turned out to have the biggest impact on the history of the United States?

• That grizzly bears are dangerous.

• The wooly mammoths did not roam the Rocky Mountains.

• That the Mandan Indians were friendly to Americans.

• That the streams of the Rocky Mountains were filled with beavers.

What does Manifest Destiny mean?

• It was America's destiny to move to Oregon.

• It was America's destiny to control California and Texas.

• That destiny manifests itself in strange and mysterious ways.

• It was America's destiny to spread liberty from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Why did Mexico and Santa Anna decide to get tough with Americans living in Texas?

• They were being racist

• Americans had attacked Mexican soldiers

• They were afraid the Americans would sell Texas to the Spanish

• They felt they were losing control of their land to Americans

Why did Santa Anna surround the Alamo in February of 1836?

• Mexico wanted to regain control of Texas from the Americans.

• Santa Anna wanted revenge for the massacre at Goliad.

• Mexico wanted James K. Polk to remove American soldiers from the contested territory.

• None of the above

What are the 3 things Polk said he would do if elected President?

• End slavery

• Annex Texas

• Force Great Britain to give up its claim to Oregon

• Buy Louisiana from France

• Buy the rest of the west from Mexico

What were the two major complaints Mexico had against the United States?

• The U.S. was still holding Santa Anna captive

• The U.S. had no right to annex Texas

• The U.S. was grabbing too much land

• The U.S. was taking too much water from the Rio Grande

Why did thousands of families move to Oregon?

• To find gold.

• To trap beaver.

• For the dry and warmer climate.

• To build a better life.

The Donner Party got stuck in which mountain range?

• Appalachian

• Himalaya

• Sierra Nevada

• Mount Everest