Westward Expansion Sutori Review

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

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

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

• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon
• California

Which of the following territories did we win last in 1848 from Mexico after fighting a war?

• Florida
• Louisiana
• California
• Oregon

Which of the following territories was given to us by the British in 1846 which gave America its border at the 49th  parallel?

• Oregon
• Florida
• Louisiana
• Texas

What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819? 

• Florida Purchase
• Thirteen Colonies
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon County

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

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

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