Westward Territory

When President Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory, how did that change our country?

• More people to feed

• Doubled the size of our country

• Started a war

• The country went into debt

The belief that United States citizens had the right and duty to go westward to seek job opportunities and claim land in the west is called __________________

• Manifest Destiny

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Great Expansion

• Oregon Fever

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• To pan for gold in the rivers

• To map out a trail through the Appalachian Mountains

• To meet and trade with the Native Americans

• To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River

What did Thomas Jefferson hope that Lewis and Clark would find?

• gold

• a passage to the Pacific Ocean

• slaves

• new land

How did the Lewis and Clark expedition help further pioneers? 

• They brought back gold, silver and spices

• They brought back maps showing the major rivers, mountains, and important passes through the Rocky Mountains.

• They made maps of Texas and New Mexico. 

• They told many stories of buffalo and Native Americans

Which of the following is a gateway that helped settlers traveling west?

• deserts

• the Great Plains

• extreme cold weather

• mountains