Westward Expansion

A line of wagons on the Oregon trail was called

• highway

• bus

• wagon train

• trail

___________located and explored the upper regions of the Mississippi River. 

• Zebulon Pike

• Lewis and Clark

• Mrs. J

• George Washington

The United States and ______both claimed the Oregon Territory. 

• Europe

• Canada

• Ireland

• Britain

Daniel Boone went over the Appalachian Mountains through the _________Gap to Kentucky. 

• river

• Cumberland

• Mountain

• mississippi

_________ wanted to buy the land around New Orleans to help farmers along the Mississippi River. 

• Andrew Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

Many people headed to California in 1849 when gold was discovered. 

• True

• False

The Oregon Trail began in ________, Missouri. 

• Summit

• Columbia

• Independence

The Oregon Trail, The Mormon Trail, and the California Trail were all trails during the Westward expansion of the United States. 

• True

• False

Westward expansion in the United States describes the concept of ____________. 

• Mexico

• Gold Rush

• Manifest Destiny

Pocahontas helped Lewis and Clark on their journey. 

• True

• False