Westward Expansion

1. Which of these was an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

• crossing rivers

• mountains

• the great plains

• all of the above

President Jefferson sent which two men to explore the land west of the Mississippi River?

• Bob and Joe

• Sitting Bull and Sacagawea

• Lewis and Clarke

• None of the above

What were some of the biggest obstacles that pioneers faced while traveling out west?

• Bad weather, Native Americans, rough landscape, disease.

• Cowboys, bad weather, attitudes, no sleep.

• Family problems, bad days, attitudes, no sleep.

• None of the above

What is Westward Expansion?

• A movement of city people moving a few miles away.

• An 18th-century movement of Native Americans out west.

• An 19th-century movement out west fueled by the Gold Rush, Louisiana Purchase, and Manifest Destiny.

• None of the above.

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

• A piece of land that we bought from Mexico for 1 million dollars.

• An area of land that we purchased from France for 15 million dollars and was west of the Mississippi.

• America buying the state of Louisiana.

• The state of Louisiana buying the state of Mississippi.

Before the railroad, how long did it take to get from Missouri to the Oregon Territory?

• 5 days.

• 15 months.

• 2 months.

• 6 months.

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads.

• The railroads helped the Native Americans move east.

• The railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources.

• The railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had.

What impact did the railroad have on the physical landscape/environment?

• Mountains were blasted through.

• Trees were cut for lumber.

• Air pollution from burning coal.

• All of the above.

Why did people want to move west? Choose all that apply!

• Cheap farmland.

• To escape religious persecution.

• Economic opportunity.

• Find gold & riches.

• All of the above.

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest Destiny.

• Westward Expansion.

• Monroe Doctrine.

• The Great Awakening.