Westward Expansion

The Lewis and Clark Expedition gave the United States a claim to what territory?

• Missouri

• Louisiana

• Oregon

• Texas

The route used by many pioneers to travel to the Pacific Northwest, crossing 2,000 miles with a beginning point in Independence Missouri, is known as the ________________.

• Santa Fe Trail

• Oregon Trai

• California Trail

• Mormon Trail

The journey on the Oregon Trail was long and difficult. It took four to six months to travel the 2,000-mile trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon. Pioneers faced many hardships along the way. Why were people willing to make this journey?

• The wanted to live in an area that was not part of the US

• They thought they would have better opportunities in Oregon

• They wanted to find gold

• Both choices for opportunity and for gold

Which Native American helped Lewis and Clark while they explored the Louisiana Territory?

• Sitting Bull

• Sacajawea

• Pocahontas

• Squanto

Which state was the destination for an increase of immigration during the gold rush of 1849?

• California

• Oregon

• New Mexico

• Louisiana

How did the development of the steam locomotive affect people in America?

• The steam locomotive had a greater capacity for carrying cargo

• The steam locomotive provided faster land transportation

• Steam locomotives had fewer moving parts that could malfunction

• Steam locomotives had more moving parts that could malfunction

In 1838, U.S. troops began forcing thousands of Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma from their homeland in north Georgia. The journey saw 4,000 Cherokees die in the terrible conditions. What was this event called?

• The Pony Express

• The Trail of Tears

• Manifest Destiny

• The Missouri Compromise

How was the city of Washington, D.C. affected by the War of 1812?

• Washington, D.C was cut off from the rest of the country.

• The British destroyed the White House and the U.S. Capitol

• Washington, D.C. was the center of training for the army.

• The British took control of Washington, D.C.

The Act signed by President Andrew Jackson that stated that Indian tribes were to be removed from their homes and sent west of the Mississippi was known as the

• Missouri Compromise

• Indian Expansion

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Native American Trail

How did the development of the telegraph affect people in America?

• The telegraph had a greater capacity for carrying cargo.

• The telegraph provided faster land transportation.

• Telegraphs allowed people to communicate across the country.

• Telegraphs made it possible to invent the airplane.