Westward Expansion

What acted as gateways to speed up expansion?

• Rivers

• Mountains

• The Great Plains

• Pacific Ocean

The Mississippi River was a center for trade for all of the countries except _______.

• America

• Great Britain

• Spain

• France

Who negotiated buying the Louisiana Purchase from the French?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Dolley Madison

• Meriwether Clark

They purchased the Louisiana territory for _____ cents an acre.

• 3

• 50

• 15 million

• 10

Westward Expansion grew because of the Louisiana Purchase.

• True

• False

The team who led the Lewis and Clark expedition was known as the ______.

• Sacagawea

• Westward Expansion Team

• Corps of Discovery

• Oregon Territory

Which of the following did Lewis and Clark NOT write about in their journal?

• Plants

• Maps

• Geography

• Florida

The people did not want to move out west after they heard about Lewis and Clarks Expedition.

• True

• False

The people saw this as an opportunity to __________.

• Live off of the lands natural resources

• Move to Oregon

• Make friends with the Native Americans

• Hike the mountains

Texas was originally a ____________ possession.

• American

• Spanish

• South American

• British