Westward Expansion

After the Revolutionary War, many settlers moved to the western frontier and beyond. Which term best describes this group of people?

• merchants
• pioneers
• patroons
• soldiers

The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

• Doubled

• Tripled

• Made Smaller

• Quadrupled

This territory was divided between the Great Britain and United States

• Oregon

• Florida

• Texas

• Louisiana

What was discovered out in California during the 1840s?

• Gold

• Frankinsence

• Myrrh

• Salt

The most famous route West was the ---

• Oregon Trail

• Washington Trail

• Missouri Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

Which mountains did the Settlers have to cross?

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Alps

TRUE or FALSE: The journey was long, but easy for the pioneers moving West.

• True

• False

The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as

• The Great Expansion
• Manifest Destiny
• Oregon Fever
• The Monroe Doctrine

Which territory was added as a result of the Mexican War?

• California
• Florida
• Oregon
• Louisiana

Which territory was contested by Britain and the US? The US got the land south of the 49th parallel.

• California
• Florida
• Oregon
• Louisiana