Western Expansion Geography Review

The Five Civilized Tribes were removed from their lands and marched to land in

• Oklahoma Territory

• Mississippi

• California

• Tennessee

President Jefferson sent ______________ to explore the land west of the Mississippi River in order to bring back information to help people wanting to move west

• Andrew Jackson

• Lewis and Clark

• Pocahontas

• Dora the Explorer

The United States doubled its size by acquiring this territory from France

• Oklahoma

• California

• Louisiana Territory

• Mexico

The US government used the Indian Removal Act to force Native Americans off their land and march over 1000 miles known as the

• Jackson's Folly

• Removal Act of 1890

• Trail of Tears

• Mexican Cession

The ultimate goal of the United States was to expand to the

• Atlantic Ocean

• the Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Pacific Ocean

The land where we are currently now known as California was part of ______________.

• Russia

• Mexico

• Spain

• Portugal

The Cherokee nation which was forced off their land in the state of ________________ in order for white settlers to occupy the territory

• Mississippi

• Georgia

• West Virginia

• Arkansas

The Mexican territory of Texas was eventually taken over by _________ and became independent from Mexico

• Native Americans

• Mexicans

• American immigrants

• all of these

The United States increased its territorial expansion to the Pacific Ocean including the land of California as a result of the

• French-Mexican War

• Manifest Destiny Conflict

• Mexican American War

• Spanish Conquest

The philosophy justified Westward Expansion in which it was thought that Americans had the God-given right to acquire and develop land was known as

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward We Go

• Jefferson's Folly

• Jackson Expansion