Westward Expansion

What was the name given to the first settlers of the West?

• merchants

• soldiers

• pioneers

• patroons

What was the Trail of Tears?

• when the loyalists cried because they lost the war

• Colonists living on Native American land

• Moving Seminole people from Florida to New Orleans

• Forced relocation of 15,000 Cherokees, many died on the journey.

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

• the Jackson Action

• The Louisiana Purchase

Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase?

• James Monroe bought it

• We bought it from Spain

• It doubled the size of the US

• They didn't buy it

The name given to the group of pioneers who went to California during the Gold Rush

• Forty-Niners

• Golden Arches

• Gold Diggers

• Seventy Sixers

Which area on the map shows the land gained by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following best completes the chart?

• New Mexico

• Texas

• Canada

• Florida

In contrast to the Oregon Trail, the Santa Fe Trail was mainly used for _______.

• Running away from crime

• trade

• buffalo migration

• traveling zoos

Which of the following were NEGATIVLY impacted by westward expansion? (choose all that apply)

• Buffalo

• Native Americans

• Chinese immigrants

• Slaves

Which group of Americans followed the "Trail of Tears" when they were forced to leave their homes?

• Irish

• German-America

• Cherokee Native

• Mormon