Westward Expansion Review

What was the MAIN goal of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

• They wanted to find religious freedom and build new settlements.

• They wanted to build forts and open a trading post.

• They wanted to claim the new lands and pan for gold.

• They wanted to map the new territory and study natural history.

What was one of the government's reasons for forcing American Indians to leave their homelands during the 1800s?

• to give them better access to education and job opportunities

• to open American Indian lands for settlement by white settlers

• to punish them for not fighting in the American Revolution

• to allow the government to sell American Indian land to Canada

Forcing the Cherokee from their lands in Georgia was a part of what larger forced relocation effort?

• The Reservation Trail

• The Long March

• The Trail of Tears

• The Battle of Little Big Horn

Which land purchase or acquisition is represented by the area shaded on the map?

• The Texas Acquisition

• The New Indian Reservations

• The Trail of Tears

• The Louisiana Territory

What did the slogan “Remember the Alamo” inspire others to do?

• force Native Americans onto reservations

• purchase the Louisiana Territory

• search for the Oregon Trail

• fight for independence from Mexico

How did the United States acquire the land explored by Lewis and Clark? 

• They won it from the British during the Revolutionary war
• They defeated American Indians in a series of battles 
• They bought it from the kingdom of France
• They took it from Spanish conquistadors 

What is the name of the big piece of land that Thomas Jefferson bought in 1803?

• Texas Territory 
• Louisiana Purchase
• Mississippi Expansion
• Midwest Territory

What is the name of the group that traveled with Lewis and Clark?

• The American Explorers
• Journey Men's Club
• The Dream Team
• Corps of Discovery

Which Shoshone Indian joined the group as a guide and interpreter?

• Pocahontas

• Nantucket

• Black Kettle

• Sacagawea

______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich  

• California Gold Rush
• Forty-niners
• Population Boom
• Economic BOOM!!!!!!