Westward Expansion

The Louisiana Purchase

• Doubled the size of the US

• Led to the Lewis and Clarke Expedition

• Stopped Slavery

• Started the Civil War

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

• Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

• Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

• Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

• Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?

• Divine Nature
• Survival of the Fittest
• Universal Expansion
• Manifest Destiny

What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Civilization Act 
• Manifest Destiny Act
• Indian Territory Act

Which is the Louisiana Purchase?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

President Polk asking Congress for a declaration of war is an example of

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• limited government

Which was territory was added to complete the currrent states of New Mexico and Arizona?

• Oregon Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas Annexation

• Louisiana Purchase

Which of the following is an example of a push factor?

• religious freedom
• a drought or famine
•  job opportunities
• a fair government

In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

Pull factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country.
• reasons people leave an area
• reasons that drive a person out of their country