Westward Expansion Review

Those who supported the idea of Manifest Destiny believed that the Unites States should:

• stretch from ocean to ocean

• give land to American Indian tribes

• pay settlers to live on the plains

Lewis and Clark also contributed to Americans’ knowledge about:

• French Fur Trappers

• American Indians

• Mexico

• Canada

Which U.S. president was responsible for doubling the size of the country?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of these doubled the size of the U.S.?

• Louisiana Purchase

• War of 1812

• Oregon Treaty

Why did MOST pioneers move to the Midwest?

• To explore new cities

• To go to the Beach

• To get better farmland

Many American Indians died in the Trail of Tears.

• True

• False