Westward Expansion

What did the purchase of the area outlined in black on the map above let President Jefferson do for the country?

• He could protect the country better from the west.

• He doubled the size of the United States.

• He could put the Indians on reservations since we owned the land.

• He could now trade freely with France.

The darkest area of this map was sold to the US by...

• France

• Spain

• England

• Germany

This waterway connects to the Mississippi and can be traveled in a northwest direction. Lewis and Clark explored this river as they traveled the Louisiana Purchase.

• Missouri River

• Ohio River

• Colorado River

• Allegheny River

Around 300,000 people voluntarily traveled West in the 1800s over what well-known path?

• Oregon Trail

• The Santa Fe Trail

• Trail of Tears

• California Trail

Which of the following best describes the idea of MANIFEST DESTINY?

• The Native Americans were to be treated with respect.

• European nations were meant to own all of North America

• The United States was meant to own all of North America.

• It was the destiny of Native Americans to own their lands forever.

Which territory is shown?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Florida Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Texas Annexation

Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

• Lewis and Clark

• Alexander Hamiton

• Gadsden and Burr

• Sacagawea and York

The belief that westward expansion was good for the country and a right of the country was called

• Manifest Destiny

• Infamous Destiny

• Infamous Maximus

• Traveler's Destiny

The discovery of gold (California Gold Rush) caused

• many settlers to move east in search of banks.

• new farming villages to be established

• Thomas Jefferson to make the Louisiana Purchase

• Many people to move west in search of gold

Many Americans move west because.....

• of population growth in the east

• they disagreed with the Stamp Act

• they were looking for religious freedom

• of Native American attacks