Westward Expansion Review Quiz

What is manifest destiny?

• The idea that the Native Americans deserved to keep all of their land

• The idea that it was the natural right for the U.S. to expand west

• The idea that slavery was wrong

• The idea that it was the natural right for the U.S. to expand east

What was the main reason that President Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase?

• He wanted a place to buy his new house

• He wanted to make sure that people had space for their pets

• He wanted the Port of New Orleans for trade

• He wanted a place to hide from all of his citizens

Who did the Louisiana Purchase hurt?

• The Native Americans

• The Citizens of the United States

• Great Britain

• France

How did the Louisiana Purchase impact the size of the United States?

• It cut the size in half

• It made it 10% bigger

• It doubled the size

• It kept it roughly the same

Which of these was NOT a goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• Map the Louisiana Territory

• Make sure the Native Americans habe everything the need

• Find a passage to the Pacific Ocean

• Take notes on soil, plants, animals, and Native American Tribes

How would the Lewis and Clark Expedition have done without the help of Native Americans like Sacagawea?

• Much better because the Native Americans needed a lot of help to survive

• Much better because the Native Americans made things confusing

• It would have failed because the Native Americans knew much more about the land

• Much better because the Native Americans were not nice to them

What impact did the successful Lewis and Clark trip have on people in the United States?

• It made them more excited to go west

• It made them more nervous to go west

• It made them want to take better care of Native Americans

• It made them want to go back to Great Britain

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• Great Britain had put trade restrictions on the U.S. to stop them from trading with France because the United Kingdom was in a war with France

• The navy of Great Britain captured U.S. trade ships and forced the sailors to join the Royal Navy

• Great Britain supported Native American tribes in an effort to prevent the United States from expanding to the west

• Great Britain and the U.S. made an important trade deal that was good for both of them but bad for France

What was the result of the War of 1812?

• France got control of the land Great Britain and the U.S. were fighting over

• The Native Americans got all of the land back that had been taken from them

• Neither side gained any ground, but there was long term peace between Great Britain and the U.S. after that

• The U.S. won and got all of Great Britain's land claims

Why did Tecumseh want to unite all of the Native American tribes into one country?

• He thought this would be a good way to get France to buy them back

• He thought it was the only way to fight the United States

• He thought it would be easier to join with the United States

• He thought this would make Spain more interested in them