Westward Expansion

What was the name of the ordinance that said there must be at least 5,000 free males who owned 50 acres of land or more, before they could establish their own government?

• Northwest Ordinance

• Southeast Ordinance

• Northeast Ordinance

• Southwest Ordinance

The leader of France during the Louisiana Purchase was who?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Juan Seguin

• Napoleon Bonafonte

• James Polk

Who established a colony in Texas after his father passed away?

• Sam Houston

• Thomas Jefferson

• Juan Seguin

• Stephen F. Austin

President Jefferson sent which two people to purchase the Louisiana territory?

• James Livingston and Robert Monroe

• Meriwhether Lewis and William Clark

• James Monroe and Robert Livingston

• William Lewis and Meriwhether Clark

The United States paid how much money per acre for all of Louisiana?

• 3 cents per acre

• 15 million dollars

• 2 million dollars

• 25 cents

The United States bought what state from Russia for 7.2 million dollars?

• Hawaii

• Nevada

• Alaska

• Arkansas

In order for a state to be established, the population of the colony had to reach-

• 60,000

• 5,000

• 6,000

• 50,000

How many people traveled with Lewis and Clark on their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase Territory?

• 30

• 35

• 40

• 60

Texas joined the union in what year?

• 1745

• 1845

• 1846

• 1744

Which war brought about the creation of West Virginia?

• Civil War

• Revolutionary

• French & Indian

• County