6.2 Westward Expansion

What was the name of the area west of the Mississippi River that belonged to Spain?

• Alaska Territory

• Louisiana Territory

• California

• Western Territory

What city was a huge trading center near the end of the Mississippi River?

• New Orleans

• St. Louis

• Baton Rouge

• Lafayette

• Shreveport

What city is at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers? This is where Lewis and Clark slowly worked their way up the Missouri River.

• New Orleans

• St. Louis

• Baton Rouge

• Lafayette

• Shreveport

Lewis in Clark left St. Louis to head west on what river?

• Mississippi River

• Arkansas River

• Missouri River

• Colorado River

• Potomac River

Whom did Jefferson choose to lead the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

• Meriwether Lewis

• Sacagawea

• William Clark

• Zebulon Pike

• James Monroe

Who joined Lewis and Clark on their journey to be a guide?

• Tantoo

• Sacagawea

• Pocahontas

• Lozen

Who led two expeditions between 1805 and 1807 through the Upper Mississippi River Valley and into the region that is now Colorado?

• Meriwether Lewis

• Sacagawea

• William Clark

• Zebulon Pike

• James Monroe

What was the name of the wagons that settlers loaded up with household goods as they moved west?

• Conestoga wagons

• Dixon Ticonderoga wagons

• California wagons

• Mississippi Wagons

• Colorado Wagons

The settlers moving west into Kentucky and Tennessee made the long and exhausting journey over which mountains?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Adirondack Mountains

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• White Mountains

What were two vital possessions of westward-bound pioneers?

• rifle

• bucket

• ax

• large pot