Westward Expansion

The Louisiana Purchase nearly ______ the size of the United States.

• Tripled

• Doubled

• Quadrupled

Describe the belief of "manifest destiny."

• The United States should become smaller, and more close together.

• Many people in the United States believed that it was the country's destiny to expand westward.

• People shouldn't have a say in there own destiny.

How did most people travel West?

• Driving cars

• Horses

• Taking the bus

• Covered Wagon

Which President signed the Indian Removal Act?

• President Roosevelt

• President Jefferson

• President Jackson

• President Obama

The Trail of Tears forced American Indians to go to ____________.

• The Appalachian Mountains

• Kansas City, Missouri

• Present-Day Oklahoma

Gold was first found at

• Shutter's Mill

• Sutter's Mill

• Jackson's Mill

A popular way gold was mined was called:

• Panning for gold

• Digging for gold

• Sifting for gold

What were ghost towns?

• Haunted towns

• Towns that had disappeared completely

• Towns that became abandoned

• Towns that were really old

What was the name given to those who traveled to mine for gold?

• Miner 39-ers

• Miner 54-ers

• Miner 49-ers

• Miner 22-ers

Which tribe walked along the Trail of Tears?

• Cherokee

• Shoshone

• Apache

• Sioux