Westward Expansion

One of the best known pioneers to cross the Appalachians

• Merriwether Lewis

• Daniel Boone

• William Clark

One way over the Appalachians was by an old Native American trail that went through the _______________________.

• Mississippi River

• Wilderness Road

• Cumberland Gap

This man became the first governor of Tennessee.

• John Sevier

• Thomas Jefferson

• Daniel Boone

• Merriwether Lewis

He was the third president of the United States.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• John Adams

Why Napoleon Bonaparte, leader of France, sell the Louisiana Territory?

• He didn't like the United States.

• He needed money to prepare for war with Britain.

• He needed money to expand his palace.

• He thought Thomas Jefferson could use the land.

What year did Lewis and Clark depart for their expedition.

• 1804

• 1801

• 1806

• 1823

During their travels westward, Lewis and Clark collected:

• animals

• plants

• maps

• all of the above

What was the goal of the Corps of Discovery?

• To build houses

• To explore and map the land of the Louisiana Purchase.

• To rid the land of Native Americans

• To find vacation spots