Westward Expansion Explorers

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• They wanted to find gold in California on the West Coast.

• They wanted to find a westward route to the Pacific Ocean.

• They wanted to find a southern route to Mexico.

• They wanted to travel the world.

Who created the first American settlement west of the Appalachian mountains?

• Lewis and Clark

• Zebulon Pike

• Daniel Boone

• Thomas Jefferson

What were some of the hardships the explorers, scouts, and mountain men faced to blaze new trails through the Louisiana Purchase?

• British interference, extreme weather conditions, conflict with French colonists.

• a lack of food/water, extreme weather conditions, attacks from wild animals

• extreme weather conditions, conflicts wit French colonists, a lack of food/water

• attacks from wild animals, a lack of food/water, British interference

Daniel Boone is best known for his exploration of what area?

• Southwest

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Northeast

Zebulon Pike explored which region?

• Southwest

• Ohiio River

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

Why were Lewis an Clark asked to explore the area of the Louisiana Purchase?

• they wanted to see what the Native Americans were doing

• they wanted to send slaves out west

• they were searching for gold

• They were trying to discover the Northwest Passage

How did Lewis and Clark's expedition help America?

• They became friends with Native Americans

• They helped establish claim to the Pacific Northwest

• They began conflict with Great Britain

• They started conflict between America and their ally France

How did Daniel Boone influence the expansion of America?

• He was the first to settle the west coast of America

• He became friends with many of the Native Americans

• he explored most of Kentucky and took land from the Cherokee

• He began a separate government west of the Appalachians

Lewis and Clark's expedition was successful because...

• Fur traders gave them advice

• they were helped by Native Americans

• they used maps to help them on their way

• they had guide books about the plants and animals in the area

What passageway is Daniel Boone credited for?

• the Kentucky Road

• the Louisiana Purchase

• the Erie Canal

• the Wilderness Road