Westward Expansion Review

Many men left their families to become __________ in California during the Gold Rush.

• pioneers

• frontier

• expedition

• prospectors

Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis & Clark to go on an ______ to explore newly gained land, The Louisiana Purchase.

• prospectors

• manifest destiny

• expedition

• pioneers

During the Gold Rush, men went ______ for gold, hoping to become rich.

• manifest destiny

• prospectors

• expedition

• mining

______ set out in their wagons to travel west.

• pioneers

• prospectors

• frontier

• expedition

Pioneers settled on the western ________.

• expedition

• frontier

• mining

• prospectors

During the 1800s, many people believed in ________ and wanted to expand the United States west all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

• mining

• prospectors

• pioneers

• manifest destiny

In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?

• One hundred dollars

• 15 thousand dollars

• 15 million dollars

• No money was exchanged. Instead they traded the land for gold.

Why did the United States need more land?

• To test new farming methods out west.

• To gain control over the land to the west.

• To force the French to leave North America

• To make room for their growing population

Why was the Pony Express created?

• It was a quick way to get mail delivered to the people living in the West.

• To find new routes for traveling westward

• To provide new jobs for young men who were expert riders.

• To map out the area for future development

How did the invention of the steam locomotive change life for Americans living all around the nation?

• It transported people and goods across the nation much quicker than ever before.

• It paved the way for the development of the first cars.

• It created jobs as workers were needed to lay tracks across the United States.

• All of the above.