Westward Expansion Review

Which of the following was an effect of the War of 1812?

• Manufacturing increased

• continued to enslave sailors

• lost all their lands

• Great Britain controls all the colonies

Who became a national hero as a result of the victory at the battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• Tecumseh

The concept of Manifest Destiny led directly to which of the following events?

• Industrial Revolution

• War of 1812

• Texas Annexation

• Civil War

President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars. This purchase was important to America because-

• helped replenish French control

• gave the US control of the ports on the west coast

• opened up Western territories for exploration

• ended Spanish control of the Louisiana Territory

Which was an effect of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Spain lost all land in North America

• The US remained unchanged

• US became smaller

• the US became much larger

The painting "American Progress" best represents which era in American history?

• The gold rush

• Westward Expansion

• Immigration to America

• the Louisiana Purchase

What was the reason for the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• To locate new American Indian tribes

• To explore the Louisiana Territory

• To find a trade route in the west

• To purchase more land from other countries

What was one effect of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States?

• A water route to the Pacific Ocean was discovered

• The size of the US doubled

• The port of New Orleans was closed

• The Mississippi River was controlled by France

The Indian Removal Act led directly to which event?

• Industrial Revolution

• War of 1812

• Louisiana Purchase

• Trail of Tears

Manifest Destiny is the belief that-

• immigrants should not be allowed to work in the west

• gold would be plentiful in the west

• American Indians should be forced off of their land

• it was God's will for America to expand