Westward

What were three main reasons for wanting to expand westward??

Click all that apply

• Lot of land that could be bought for cheap

• Somebody told them to

• They felt it was there destiny

• There was more gold and opportunity

The Louisiana Purchase was the largest territory purchase for the US.

• True

• False

What people did Lewis and Clark run into on their expedition?

• French

• Other Americans

• Native Americans

• Mexicanos

Thomas Jefferson was president during the Louisiana Purchase

• True

• Fale

What was the term for many Americans believing it was their fate to expand westward?

• Expedition

• Manifest Destiny

• Reservations

Who did we acquire Texas from??

• Great Britian

• France

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexico

What group wanted to start religion in the west??

• Mormons

• Forty Niners

• Pioneers

• Nez Pece