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Why did President Thomas Jefferson send Lewis and Clark to explore the route shown on the map?

• To spy on British and French soldiers posted in the West

• To look for good places to mine gold in California

• To find fertile lands for Indian reservations

• To get information about lands he had purchased

Whose route is shown on the map to the right?

• Henry Hudson

• Lewis and Clark

• Coronado

• Mason and Dixon

During Jefferson’s presidency, which event most helped the United States expand towards the Pacific coast?

• The Mexican-American War

• Boston Tea Party

• Constitutional Convention

• the Louisiana Purchase

How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States?

• It limited trade within the original colonies.
• It increased the size of the nation.
• It stopped western settlements.
• It raised taxes on goods made locally.

How far west did the Lewis and Clark expedition travel?

• to the foothills of the Rocky Mountai
• across the Rocky Mountains
• to the Pacific Ocean
• to the Atlantic Ocean

As a result of the Lewis and Clark expedition, what lands did the United States claim?

• Oregon  Territory
• California
• Florida
• Mexico

The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

• Doubled

• Tripled

• Decreased

• Quadrupled

This country owned Florida before the United States received it in a treaty --

• Spain

• France

• Germany

• England

After a War with Mexico, the United States received which territories?? (Hint: 2 Answers

• California

• Oregon

• Texas

• Florida

Expansion of the US occurred during WHAT time period?

• 1900s

• 1800s

• 1600s

• 1700s