Unit 15 Review Westward Expansion

Who claimed the Louisiana territory before the early 1800s?

• Spain
• America
• France
• France and Spain

What happened to America as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The nation's economy doubled
• the nation's size doubled
• the population doubled
• the government got more powerful

How much did America buy the Louisiana Purchase for?

• $7 million
• $20 million
• $15 billion
• $15 million

Lewis and Clark mapped a route to the _______.

• Rocky Mountains
• East
• Pacific
• Atlantic

Why did the US want to acquire Florida?

• to expand the economy
• to end the raids on Georgia farms
• to have more space for settlers
• for fertile farmland

The Tejanos did not like the Americans colonizing Texas because ____________.

• there was not enough room for them
• they did not believe the same things as them
• they were settling illegally
• they did not pay taxes

The famous frontiersman and former congressman from Tennessee who took over the Alamo.

• David Crockett
• Andrew Jackson
• John Calhoun
• Santa Anna

Some northerners opposed the annexation of Texas because ________.

• they did not pay the same taxes as them
• Texas allowed slavery
• Texas had a large population that would acquire a lot of representatives
• they did not want to acquire that much land

The commander of the Texas revolutionary army.

• Davy Crockett
• Sam Houston
• Uncle Sam
• James K. Polk

How long did Texas remain independent before getting annexed into the US?

• 5 years
• 10 years
• 15 years
• 1 year