Review for US History

What groups of people were went to work in the mines out West?

• Mexicans

• Irish

• Germans

• Chinese

When did Jefferson purchase the Louisiana?

• 1801

• 1803

• 1888

• 1849

Who did Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Purchase from?

• France

• Spain

• Germany

• England

How much did the Louisiana Purchase enlarge the US?

• Ten Times

• Tripled

• Four Times

• Doubled

What years did Lewis and Clark go on their expedition through the new territory?

• 1800-1802

• 1834-1836

• 1804-1806

• 1806-1808

Who led Lewis and Clark throughout their expedition?

• Mr. Janssen

• Lewis and Clark

• Standing Bear

• Sacagawea

When did the California Gold Rush take place?

• 1849-1870

• 1870-1873

• 1842-1849

How many people moved out West for the California Gold Rush?

• 2 Million

• 10 Thousand

• 100 Thousand

• 1 Million

The idea that expansion was for the good of the country and what the right of the country.

• Geographical Oppurtunity

• Economic Opportunity

• Devine Right

• Manifest Destiny

Besides Gold, what other economic factors led to the Westward Expansion?

• Logging

• Farming

• Freedom

• Less Taxes