Westward Expansion Unit Test

The Lewis & Clark expedition traveled all the way west to this territory along the Pacific Ocean?

• California

• Mexico

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

This was an important passage way located in the Appalachian Mountains that was used by many pioneers and settlers who were traveling westward from the east coast of the U.S.

• Oklahoma

• Cumberland Gap

• Trail of Tears

• Manifest Destiny

Native Americans who were forced to relocate as a result of the Indian Removal Act, ended up in the Indian Terrirtory, which is now mostly in this present-day state.

• Maryland

• Mexico

• Utah

• Oklahoma

The wide-spread presence of this animal in the Oregon Territory led to a booming fur trade industry.

• North American Beaver

• Mice

• Moose

• Turkey

Numerous famous trails westward including the Oregon Trail and Santa Fe Trail originated from this Missouri city.

• St. Louis

• Independence

• Philadelphia

• Baltimore

After several unsuccessful attempts were made to buy territory from Mexico, President Polk did this:

• Stopped trying to acquire territory

• Formed an alliance with them

• Provoked Mexico into a war

• Prohibited trade between the U.S. and Britain

The Lewis & Clark expedition was also known as the Corps of Discovery.

• True

• False

The Star Spangled Banner was written in 1832 during the Mexican/American War.

• True

• False

After the Homestead Act was passed, those who took up the U.S. government's offer of free land became known as "homesteaders".

• True

• False

He was elected in 1844, largely because of his support to expand the size of the U.S.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• James Polk

• Abraham Lincoln