Westward expansion

What were some of the reasons why pioneers started to move west?

• cheap farmland

• find gold & riches

• religious persecution

• new homes

• economic opportunity

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

• it got smaller

• it stayed the same

• it grew a small amount

• it doubled in size

What territory is represented by the E on the map?

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Mexican Cession

What territory is represented by the D on the map?

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• Oregon Territory

• United States

What territory is represented by the C on the map?

• Texas Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Louisiana Territory

• Mexican Cession

In 1830, before the annexation of Texas, Texas was a part of _________.

• Canada
• Mexico
• United States

What was the name of the Texas leader that was elected as the leader of the Army?

• Santa Anna
• Sam Houston
• Austin Moreno 

Who was Santa Anna?

• Mexico's president
• The leader of the American Army
• Santa Clause's mom

Why were many Americans moving out West?

• To be with their families 
• Better weather conditions
• Good, cheap farmland

Why were the people that moved to California for the gold rush called "forty niners"?

• There were 49 hundred of them
• Most of them moved there in 1849
• They traveled 49 miles to get to California