Westward Expansion

In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?

• One hundred dollars

• 15 thousand dollars

• 15 million dollars

• No money was exchanged instead they traded gold for the land

Why did the United States need more land?

• To test new farming methods out west

• To gain control over the land to the west

• To force the French to leave North America

• To make room for their growing population

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• To meet and trade with the Native Americans

• To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River

• To pan for gold in the rivers

• To map out a trail through the Appalachian Mountains

Lewis and Clark were the first to reach the ____________________ by land?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Hudson River

• Pacific Ocean

The most popular route people traveled along to move west was?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Oregon Trail

• The Mississippi Expedition

• The Rocky Mountain Trail

This President purchased the Louisiana Territory ---

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

• James Monroe

The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

• Doubled

• Tripled

• Made Smaller

• Quadrupled

This country owned Florida before the United States received it in a treaty --

• Spain

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain

What's a treaty?

• peace agreement

• end to peace

• candy-y

• something you disagree on

This territory was divided between the Great Britain and United States

• Oregon

• Florida

• Texas

• Louisiana