Western Expansion Study Guide

Which would be the BEST title for the white region of this map?

• The States Created by the Northwest Ordinance

• Slave States and Free States

• The Original United States of America

• The Louisiana Purchase

Which President was responsible for the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Andrew Jackson

• James Buchanan

• Martin Van Buren

• Thomas Jefferson

Daniel Boone explored what two geographic features in Tennessee and Kentucky?

• The Ohio and Tennessee Rivers

• The Cumberland Gap and The Wilderness Road

• The Tennessee River and the Cumberland Gap

• The Cumberland Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains

"Manifest Destiny" is associated with which statement?

• Ships should not be allowed on the Mississippi River.

• President Lincoln believed that adding new territories would lead to more slavery.

• The Democratic Party was the only party to choose a president from.

• The United States was blessed by God to expand it's borders.

What is the best statement to describe the Louisiana Purchase?

• It resulted in a conflict between France and the United States.

• It pushed the Spanish south of the Rio Grande in North America.

• It resulted in the removal of all British military forces from North America.

• It nearly doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.

What statement BEST describes the "Trail of Tears?"

• It was the name given to the secret escape route of slaves.

• Children were forced to work in factories in the Northeast.

• Cherokee and Creek Indians were forced from their homes in the Southeast and forced to move to Oklahoma.

• It was the name given to the construction of the railroad.

This map shows the route of:

• Jefferson and Adams.

• Lewis and Clark.

• Daniel Boone.

• Zebulon Pike.

-Zebulon Pike

-Meriwether Lewis

-William Clark

-Daniel Boone

What do these people have in common?

• They helped explore parts of the United States.

• They were important leaders in the Civil War.

• They drafted the US Constitution.

• They were all Vice Presidents.

Which letter on the map represents the route taken by Zebulon Pike?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which letter on the map represents land from the Mexican Cession of 1848?

• A

• B

• C

• D