Westward Expansion

What was the goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• to find gold

• to purchase the Oregon Territory

• to explore the Louisiana Purchase

• to trade with French Settlers

The Louisiana Purchase covered lands between the __________ and _________, and doubled the territory of the United States.

• Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean

• Appalachian Mountains and Pacific Ocean

• Appalachian Mountains & Mississippi River

8. __________________________ Explored, the newly purchased land from France that became the American Northwest, at the request of Thomas Jefferson.

• Lewis and Clark

• Daniel Boone

• Sacagawea

• Merriweather Lewis

The Journey of the Cherokee who were forced to move from their homes in the Southeast to the Indian Territory became known as the...

• Wilderness Trail

• Indian Removal Act

• Trail of Tears

• Louisiana Purchase

Who invented the electric telegraph?

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Meriwether Lewis

• Robert Fulton

In 1793 what did Eli Whitney invent?

• Steamboat

• The telegraph

• The Cotton Gin or Cotton Engine

• trashcan

Who invented the steamboat?

• Meriwether Lewis

• Robert Fulton

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

Why would people head West on the Oregon Trail?

• Free pizza at the end of the trip.
• They win a million dollars.
• New land, opportunities & life.
• The Oregon coast was prettier than the East coast.

You and your family Choose to move to Oregon instead of staying in your home in Georgia. This is an example of_____________.

• trade

• opportunity cost

• supply and demand

• taxes

Which of the following was a physical barrier for Westward Expansion?

• Flat grasslands

• High peaks of the Rocky Mountains

• Rivers

• Interior Plains