Westward Expansion

Who did the U.S. fight in the war of 1812?

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

• Britain

True or False: Railroad "boomtowns" in the American West were towns that grew quickly when the railroad came and lasted

• True

• False

What was an effect of the Louisiana purchase?

• The U.S. shrinked.

• The U.S. doubled in size.

• People were angry the U.S. expanded.

• The U.S. population decreased.

What was the Treaty of Ghent? What was it's impact on the war?

• It was between France and U.S., it gave the U.S. more weapons

• It was between the U.S. and Mexico, it gave us their territory

• It was between the U.S. and Britain, it restored the borders of the two nations

• It was between the American Indians and U.S., it was when American Indians got their land back

After the Louisiana purchase, what physical feature formed the western boundary of the U.S.?

• The Indian Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• A volcano

• The Rocky Mountains

This was when the Cherokees were forced from their lands in GA and North Carolina...

• The Horrible March

• The Trail of Tears

• The end of westward expansion

• The end of violence

T/F: American Settlers purchased land from American indians

• True

• False

What famous person did the following: Made the Louisiana purchase, doubled the size of the U.S., sent explorers westward, and gained control of the Missippi River

• James Monroe

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

Before the Louisiana purchase, what body of water formed the western boundary of the U.S.?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Erie River

• The Mississippi River

• The Pacific Ocean

What was the Corps of Discovery's main aim?

• To find gold

• To gain religious freedom and find settlements

• To build forts for their military

• To map new territory and study plants and animals