Unit 9 Review: Westward Expansion

Who explored the area that the United States gained as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Pocohantas and John Smith

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Lewis and Clark

Which TWO men are credited with inventing the reaper?  (CHOOSE TWO)

• Eli Whitney

• Robert Fulton

• Cyrus McCormick

• Jo Anderson

The Oregon Territory was divided between which two countries?

• Spain and Great Britain

• United States and Great Britain

• United States and France

• Russia and Spain

Which event led to the rapid population growth of California?

• Millions of Native Americans traveled the Trail of Tears to California reservations.

• The discovery of gold convinced people to travel west and start gold mining and gold panning.

• People wanted jobs in the booming automobile industry in San Francisco, CA.

• The Erie Canal opened up and travel out west safer and cheaper.

The United States fought a war with what country in order to get California and the southwestern part of the United States?

• Spain

• France

• Mexico

• Portugal

The cotton gin, the reaper, the steamboat, and the steam locomotive were all -

• New Technologies after the Civil War

• Advantages of the Industrial Revolution

• Advantages of Immigration

• New Inventions before the Civil War

Which invention led to an increased need for slavery?

• reaper

• cotton gin

• steamboat

• steam locomotive

Which area is shaded in red?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas

• Oregon

• Florida

What TWO factors made people want to move West?

• cheap, fertile land

• the possibility of making friends with the natives

• slower transportation

• Gold rush

What did Thomas Jefferson purchasing the Louisiana Territory do for the country?

• It doubled the size of the United States.

• It made it possible to now trade freely with France.

• It put the Indians on reservations since the United States owned the land.

• It could protect the country better from the west.