Westward Expansion

What assistance did Lewis and Clark have to make their expedition successful?

• They had accurate maps that had been made by earlier explorers.

• They were given advice from several French fur traders who had explored the area.

• They received help from Native American guides, such as Sacagawea.

• They had good guidebooks with information about different plants and animals.

How did the explorations of Lewis and Clark impact the United States?

• They caused a conflict over the United States' alliance with France.

• They helped build lasting positive relationships with Native American tribes.

• They started a war with Great Britain over control of the land.

• They established the United States' claim to the Pacific Northwest.

How did Daniel Boone influence American expansion across the Appalachian Mountains?

• Boone explored and settled most of the territory in Kentucky that was taken from the Cherokee.

• Boone established a separate government on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Boone explored the lower Mississippi River Valley and made treaties with the Native Americans.

• Boone became the first American to settle on the west coast of the continental United States.

What happened to Zebulon Pike's expedition?

• He discovered the Rio Grande River.

• He and his men were captured by the Spanish.

• He found an easy way across Rocky Mountains.

• He found and befriended a new tribe of Native Americans.

This is a map of the Louisiana Purchase. What famous team explored this piece of land for the United States?

• Boone and Sacajawea

• Lewis and Clark

• Zebulon and Clark

• Lewis and Boone

What do Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, and Zebulon Pike have in common?

• They have all explored western lands that later became a part the United States.

• They all served as military officers in wars against the Native Americans.

• They all established permanent settlements along the west coast.

• They all explored land in Mexico that was later purchased by the United States.

What was the immediate result of the United States purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

• The United States signed a peace treaty with France.

• The United States doubled in size.

• The United States outlawed importation of slaves as part of the deal.

• The United States Treasury defaulted on war loans and declared bankruptcy.

Why did settlers move west during the 1800s?

• They wanted to farm without competition from plantations.

• They wanted to get jobs in bigger cities.

• They wanted to make money in the fishing industry.

• They wanted to hunt large game with no restrictions.

Why was Thomas Jefferson interested in what became the Louisiana Purchase?

• The British were unable to expand into North America if the United States owned the land.

• Farmers needed access to the Mississippi River to sell their goods.

• Taxes collected from the sale of this land would help pay for the American Revolution.

• These lands were rich in coal and iron that could be used to industrialize the nation.

Which of the following was an example of Manifest Destiny?

• The Trail of Tears

• Louisiana Purchase

• The Oregon Treaty

• All of the above