Social Studies Westward Expansion

How did President Jefferson acquire the Louisiana Territory?

• in a game of cards with Napoleon
• the Native Americans gave it to him because he was a nice guy
• he bought it from the French
• he didn't

In 1803 the United States purchased land from France for 15 million dollars. What was the name of this purchase?

• The Great Purchase of 1803

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The French Territory Purchase

• The California Purchase

This man was the President of the United States, and the person who purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.

• George Washington

• Sam Houston

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

After purchasing the Louisiana Territory, President Thomas Jefferson sent ________ and _________ to explore the land.

• Starsky and Hutch

• Lewis and Clark

• Turner and Hooch

• James and William

__________ was a young Shoshone Native American who helped as a guide for Lewis and Clark.

• Mary Jemison

• Sarah Charles

• Shoshone

• Sacajawea

During the early 1800's, Americans believed that they had a God-given right to look for and take new land. What was this belief called?

• Westward Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Divine Right

• Popular Opinion

Which country owned the land in Florida before the United States bought it?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Canada

The Proclamation of 1763 made what landform the western border for the colonist?

• Smoky Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Ohio River Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

Which WAS TRUE of the expedition Lewis and Clark went on?

• President Jefferson commissioned it for exploration of the land in the Louisiana Territory

• The explored the land that was the Mexican Cession

• They gathered information on plants and animals

• Sacagawea was a Native American woman who joined them as a guide

• They went from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

What river did Zebulon Pike explore the upper regions of?

• Ohio River

• Mississippi River

• Tyger River

• Colorado River