Westward Expansion

How did the United States acquire the Louisiana Territory?

• The Spanish could no longer afford to protect their colonies in North America, so they sold it.

• France gave the land to the U.S. government after American settlers refused to leave.

• Napoleon Bonaparte needed money to fight the British, so he sold it to the United States.

• Jefferson sent troops into the territory to take it by force.

What role did Sacagawea play in the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• She studied rocks and plant life.

• She was responsible for navigating trails.

• She was a translator.

• She helped to get horses.

What was an important scientific mission for the Lewis and Clark expedition

• To determine which American Indian tribes were friendly

• To find rich farmland for settlers who now lived in the East

• To identify new plants and animals in the Louisiana Territory

• To prevent Great Britain from gaining more influence in North America

Which of the following was one of the major outcomes of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• The expedition caused American Indians to rise up in rebellion.

• The explorers found no unique animals or plants.

• The explorers discovered a water route across the continent.

• The journey paved the way for future explorers and settlers

What was one major effect of the War of 1812?

• Americans felt strong feelings of patriotism.

• The United States obtained Canada.

• The British lost all claim to the Caribbean islands.

• American problems with the French ended.

Name a cause for the War of 1812.

• The British wanted Canada to become part of the United States.

• Great Britain began capturing sailors from American ships.

• The French blocked ports to stop trade between America and Great Britain

• France believed that the Americans were supplying weapons to American Indians.

Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,

O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?

What do these lines represent in "The Star Spangled Banner?"

• The signing of the Treaty of Ghent

• Seeing the British navy retreating

• Seeing the American flag flying above Fort McHenry

• The American victory at the Battle of New Orleans

Which event officially ended the War of 1812?

• The Treaty of Ghent

• The Star-Spangled Banner

• The Battle of Fort McHenry

• The Battle of New Orleans

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

• The development of a Cherokee alphabet by Sequoyah

• The “Trail of Tears”

• The alliance of several American Indian peoples

• The founding of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper.

What was the title of the painting that reflected the ideals of westward expansion?

• Manifest Destiny

• American Progress

• American Beauty

• Wild Wild West