Westward Expansion

What was the main goal of the Lewis & Clark expedition?

• bring back Native Americans that lived in this territory

• prevent Spain from claiming all the land

• find gold and riches

• to find a water route to the Pacific while exploring the Louisiana Purchase

What happened to the size of the United States because of the Louisiana Purchase?

• it got smaller

• it stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• it grew a small amount

• it doubled in size

What caused the United States to acquire the Mexican Cession?

• it was part of the Louisiana Purchase

• it was part of the Annexing of Texas

• winning the Mexican War

• they bought the land from Mexico

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine
• The Louisiana Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• The Jackson Action

Florida became part of the United States as a result of:

• a purchase from Spain
• the Mexican War
• annexation
• the Revolutionary War

Oregon became part of the United States as a result of:

• the Mexican War
• a purchase from France
• the Texan War for Independence
• a treaty with Britain

What nickname was given to the overland march after the forced removal of Cherokee from Georgia?

• The Trail of Tears

• The U.S Indian Removal Act

• The Oklahoma Caravan

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

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to which of the following events

• Deadly battles between the U.S. and Cherokee

• The removal of thousands of Native Americans

• A Supreme Court ruling in favor of Georgia

• The Cherokee stayed on their land and America respected their rights

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

• Length of the journey & making sure there was enough food

• Diseases like cholera killed thousands

• Weather made the trail muddy & potentially freezing to death

• All of the above