Manifest Destiny and Journey West

The _____________ Purchase was the first area to expand the U.S.

• New Orleans

• Missouri River

• Oregon

• Louisiana

The Louisiana Territory was explored by which two people?

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

• Thomas Jefferson and William Clark

• Meriwether Lewis and Stonewall Jackson

• John O'Sullivan and Lewis Clark

The journey west was a positive experience for all Native Americans.

• True

• False

The idea of the U.S. expanding into new territory was known as ____________.

• Nationalism

• The Trail of Tears

• Missionaries

• Manifest Destiny

The Trail of Tears refers to_________

• the Lewis and Clark expedition to discover the Louisiana Territory.

• the Native Americans being forced to leave their territory.

• the settlers moving west on the Oregon Trail.

• the harsh weather settlers had on the journey to California in their search for gold.

Which sentence best describes the journey on the Oregon Trail?

• Settlers were able to make the journey through the night without stopping.

• The settlers were healthy and did not have diseases that affected them.

• Weather was beautiful on the Oregon Trail and Native Americans were helpful.

• Settlers faced many dangers on the trail including disease, bad weather, and some were attacked by Native Americans.

What was the meaning of "Manifest Destiny"?

• Native Americans had the right to keep their territory.

• Mexico must give Texas to the U.S.

• The U.S. had a God given right to claim North America.

• The Louisiana Purchase was to be explored by Lewis and Clark.

What did John O'Sullivan hope would happen as the U.S. continued to expand west?

• He thought the U.S. would bring freedom and equality to many people.

• He thought the U.S. would take land by force.

• He thought the U.S. would take over Great Britain.

• He thought the U.S. would take people's homelands away.

What was an effect of the California Gold Rush?

• All the gold was taken from California?

• California became a slave state.

• Lawmakers kept their promise to the Native Americans and gave them their land.

• Almost 90,00 people came to California, and it became a state.

What happened to Native Americans when the California Gold Rush began?

• The U.S. government opened Indian Territory to white settlers.

• Native Americans were pushed out.

• Manifest Destiny was used to take land.

• All of the above.