Westward Expansion

Why did colonists decide to go West?

• They saw an opportunity to own their land.

• They just wanted a change.

• They were forced to move by the British.

• America had lost the Revolutionary war and they had to go.

President ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ ​ offered to buy New Orleans from ​ (b)   ​ ​ ​ .​ ​

• Jefferson
• France
• Washington
• Italy
• Lincoln
• Germany

In 1803, ​ (a)   agreed to sell the entire Louisiana Territory for ​ (b)   .

• Napoleon Bonaparte
• 15 million
• Abraham Lincoln
• Cornwallis
• George Washington
• Jefferson
• 20 million
• 1.5 million

The Louisiana Purshase ​ (a)   the size of the United States.

• doubled
• tripled
• decreased

The Louisiana Purchase wasn't good for ​ (a)   they were forced off their land and moved to ​ (b)   .

• American Indians
• reservations
• British
• Canadians
• their land

How many men joined the expedition?

• 50

• 500

• 40

• 400

Who helped Lewis and Clark during the expedition?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Sacagawea

• Not Here

How many new species of plants and animals did they find?

• 40

• 400

• 300

• 30

What is the belief that it was a god-given right and duty to spread the American way of life west called?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Lewis and Clark Expedition

• Manifest Destiny

• Not Here

Who did not benefit from Manifest Destiny?

• The British

• France

• the American Indians

• Not Here