Westward Expansion

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 so settlers could move    there

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

• Battle of New Orleans
• 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

This President purchased the Louisiana Territory ---

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

• James Monroe

The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

• Doubled

• Tripled

• Made Smaller

• Quadrupled

What's a treaty?

• peace agreement

• end to peace

• candy-y

• something you disagree on

What was discovered out in California during the 1840s?

• Gold

• Frankinsence

• Myrrh

• Salt

Which of these territories is located by the Atlantic Ocean?

• The Louisiana Territory

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Red River Valley

• The original 13 colonies

In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?

• One hundred dollars

• 15 thousand dollars

• 15 million dollars

• No money was exchanged instead they traded gold for the land