Westward Expansion

The _________________ doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803.

• Lewis and Clark

• Louisiana Purchase

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• War of 1812

The Treaty of Ghent was signed after two years of fighting the ______________________. This treaty said nothing was going to change, just stop fighting.

• Indian Removal Act

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Mexican-American War

• War of 1812

After The Louisiana Purchase, President Jefferson sent _______________________ to explore the new land.

• Lewis and Clark

• Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse

• The Oregon Trail

• Sam Houston

This law ordered all Indian nations to move west of the Mississippi River to Indian Territory (now known as Oklahoma).

• Trail of Tears

• The Treaty of Ghent

• The Treaty of Guadalupe

• The Indian Removal Act

To gain his freedom after being captured by the Texans, Santa Anna agreed to give Texas its independence. They then formed the ___________________________.

• Mexico

• Republic of Texas

• United States

• None of the Above

True or False?

The first group of about 1,000 people set out on the Oregon Trail in 1843. They were looking for good, cheap land.

• True

• False

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed after the _________________________________.

• Mexican-American War

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• War of 1812

• Texas Revolution

True or False?

In 1848 gold was discovered in Oregon. Thousands of people from the U.S., Mexico, China, Europe, and South America rushed to to dig for gold.

• True

• False

___________________________, also called Custer’s Last Stand—marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the Plains Indian War.

• The War of 1812

• The Texas Revolution

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

• The Mexican-American War

Who were the Indian chiefs that led the Lakota, or the Sioux, into battle against the U.S. army?

• Big Bear and Little Foot

• Bull Man and Horse Dog

• Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse

• Flying Bird and Wild Spirit