Westward Expansion

True or False? Lewis and Clark successfully reached the Pacific Ocean?

• True

• False

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

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

How much money did Thomas Jefferson spend to buy the new land west of the Mississippi?

• 15 million dollars

• 15 thousands dollars

• one hundred dollars

• No money; they traded gold for the land

In what state was gold found?

• New Jersey

• Colorado

• California

• Oregon