Westward Expansion

Who cleared the trail through the Cumberland Gap?

Who did Thomas Jefferson send on an expedition out West?

Who was the interpreter for Lewis and Clark?

Who bought the Louisiana Purchase?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

What Native American tribe fought the US for their land in Florida?

• Cherokee

• The Seminoles

• Yemassee

• Cheraw

What law moved Native Americans from the Southeastern part of the U.S?

• Homestead Act

• Indian Removal Act of 1830

• Monroe Doctrine

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Did Andrew Jackson support the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• No

• Yes

The belief that the U.S. should extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts.

• Manifest Destiny

• Pacific Railroad Act

• Homestead Act

• Indian Removal Act

Who first mentioned Manifest Destiny?

• Samuel Morse

• Brigham Young

• General Santa Anna

• John O'Sullivan

Who was the Mormon leader looking for religious freedom?