Westward Expansion Before the Civil War

Lewis and Clark had many goals that Jefferson gave them.  Which one was NOT accomplished? 

• Making peace with Natives 

• Locating the Northwest Passage 

• Gaining access to the Pacific 

• Traveled more than 7,000 miles

The U.S. wanted to use the land out west.  What was the way the U.S. settled the issue with Native Americans living on the land out west?

• Treaties that were kept by both sides 
• Indian Removal Act 
• U.S. offered to pay full price for Indian lands 
• The U.S. offered the Natives a seat in Congress to help them decide what to do 

What was the MAIN reason the government wanted Native Americans on reservations

• to keep them from starving

• to take their land

• to preserve the remaining buffalo

• to teach them new skills

He was a western pioneer who explored the Appalachian Mountains, discovered the Cumberland Gap, and developed the Wilderness Road

• Robert Livingston
• DeWitt Clinton
• Daniel Boone
• Robert Fulton

Which Shoshone Indian joined Lewis and Clark as a guide and interpreter?

• Pocahontas

• Nantucket

• Black Kettle

• Sacagawea

What is the place on the continent that separates river systems flowing in opposite directions, known as?

• Stately Divide

• Coastal Divide

• Continental Divide

Where are the Mississippi headwaters (start)?

• Lake Itasca

• Lake of the Woods

• Buffalo, MN

• Duluth, MN

Tecumseh was a political leader and chief of which Native American tribe...

• Shawnee
• Iriquois
• Miami
• Delaware

Who led American forces against Tecumseh's brother at the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• William Henry Harrison

• Marvin Harrison

• Martin McFly

• Andrew Jackson

What was the name of Fulton's steamboat?

• Tom Thumb

• Clermont

• Singer

• McCorminck