Westward Expansion

What president made the Louisiana Purchase?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Which one became a state first?

• Texas

• Florida

What happened first?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Lewis and Clark Expedition

What happened first?

• The Battle at the Alamo

• People begin using the Oregon Trail

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Mexico

Who acted as a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• Cherokee Natives

• Sacagawea

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ms. LeGrand

Select ALL of the purposes for the Lewis and Clark expedition

• To discover an all water route from the East Coast to the West Coast

• To build relationships with the Native Americans

• To document where Native Americans were living

• To document new plant and animal life

Where did the Oregon Trail begin?

• Independence, Missouri

• Oregon City, Oregon

• Jackson, Mississippi

• St. Louis, Missouri

Select ALL the reasons Texas wanted to become a part of the United States

• They wanted to grow their economy

• They wanted to grow their population size

• They wanted to find new trade partners

• They needed protection from Mexico and the Native Americans

In what year did Florida become a state?

• 1840

• 1845

• 1850

• 1848