Westward Expansion

1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.

• Manifest Destiny

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Bison

• Assimilation

The Louisiana Purchase increased the United States land size by how much?

• Tripled it
• Doubled it
• 1/4 bigger
• 1/8 bigger

___________________ was the name of the important journey of exploring the Louisiana Purchase

• Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Tom and Jerry Expedition
• West expedition
• Pike's exploration

President of the United States; signed the Indian Removal Act; supported westward expansion

• John Ross
• Abraham Baldwin
• Andrew Jackson 
• Abraham Lincoln

Which territory was purchased from France?

• California and the Southwest territory
• Oregon
• Texas
• Louisiana

Which territory was acquired through a treaty with Spain?

• California and the Southwest territory
• Oregon
• Florida
• Louisiana

What president purchased the Louisiana Territory?

• Washington
• Adams
• Jefferson 
• Monroe

• Louisiana Purchase 1803
• Northwest Territory 1783
• Webster-Ashburton Treaty 1842
• Great Britain Cession 1816

• Oregon 1846
• Spanish Cession 1819
• Gadsden Purchase 1853
• Mexican Cession 1848

Which term describes the belief that America was meant to expand from coast to coast?

• neutrality

• imperialism

• Manifest Destiny

• Monroe Doctrine