Westward Expansion

The Louisiana Territory was

• purchased from France in 1803

• sold to Spain in 1803

• sold to France in 1803

• purchased from Spain in 1803

Which 2 major physical features were a part of the Louisiana Territory?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Mississippi River

Napoleon Bonaparte sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States for

• $5 million

• $10 million

• $15 million

• $20 million

President Thomas Jefferson sent these 2 men to work out a deal with Napoleon Bonaparte.

• Meriwether Lewis

• James Monroe

• William Clark

• Robert Livingston

Why was President Thomas Jefferson so motivated to gain control of the Louisiana Territory?

• He had hired Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the territory.

• He had many debts with other countries so this land would help him settle some of the money owed.

• He feared American settlers living in the Mississippi Valley would lose access to the Port of New Orleans.

• He worried a war would break out among American citizens if the territory was purchased.

The Louisiana Purchase was significant to Westward Expansion because

• pioneers were able to start a new life in the plains, hills, and mountains west of the Mississippi River.

• pioneers were able to defeat Napoleon Bonaparte in a battle for the Port of New Orleans.

• President Thomas Jefferson was able to stop a war with Great Britain.

• the territory was very inexpensive for the United States to purchase

Pioneers believed that Manifest Destiny meant

• God gave pioneers the right to claim and take control of the land in the west.

• pioneers could choose the type of settlement they built and how long they would stay there.

• Napoleon would be forced to sell the Louisiana Territory to Thomas Jefferson.

• King George III would stop any movement west after the end of the Revolutionary War.

One significant challenge created by Manifest Destiny was

• there were no natural resources for survival.

• pioneers forced Native Americans off their land.

• the geography did not support agriculture.

• the pioneers struggled to create settlements.

Name the state in red.

• Nevada

• Arizona

• Colorado

• New Mexico

Name the state in red.

• Nevada

• Colorado

• Arizona

• Utah