Westward Expansion Summative

In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River. What was this purchase called?

• Battle of Alamo

• Gold Rush

• Louisiana Purchase

• Acquisition of Texas

What two men explored the new territory that President Jefferson purchased?

• William Meriwether

  Lewis Clark

• Sam Houston

  Davy Crockett

• William Clark

  Davy Crockett

• Meriwether Lewis

  William Clark

The most popular route people traveled along to move west was ____.

• The Mississippi Expedition

• Trail of Tears

• The Rocky Mountain Trail

• Oregon Trail

What happened during the Gold Rush?

• Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich

• People from all over the world moved to California

• Prospectors stayed in mining camps to explore an area and hunt for gold

• All of the above

Why did the United States government force many Native American tribes to relocate to different areas called Indian Reservations?

• so they could build cabins as rest stops in the mountains

• so the white settlers could move on that land

• so they could sell the land to Mexico

• so they could turn the land into National Parks

What caused about 300,000 people to travel to California between 1848-1855?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Battle of the Alamo

• The Trail of Tears

• The Gold Rush

The U.S. government forced the Cherokee Nation and other tribes to move from their homeland to reservations in Oklahoma. This march became known as ___.

• Trail of Tears

• Oregon Trail

• The Gold Rush

• The Expedition

How did the Westward Expansion affect the size of the United States?

• lessened

• tripled

• quadrupled

• doubled

What dangers did the pioneers face when traveling out west?

• Very few pioneers moved west

• The pioneers cars would run out of gas

• Pioneers went east, not west

• Bad weather

  and few supplies

What was the name of the fort in Texas where the Texans fought the Mexican soldiers?

• The Alamo

• The Oregon

• The Fort

• Custer's Last Stand