Westward Expansion

What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?

• It decreased international tensions.

• It doubled the size of the nation's territory.

• It gave the United States control of all of North America.

• It created an alliance between the United States and France.

What was a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It spread slavery to a large new territory.

• It created an alliance between Spain and the United States.

• It transferred territory from France to the United States.

• All options are correct.

Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from

• England

• France

• Spain

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

• Congress
• Abe Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

Why was the Louisiana Purchase important?

• it doubled the size of the U.S. 
• it allowed the U.S. to defeat the Spanish
• gold was discovered
• gave the U.S. a trade port on the Pacific Ocean

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

• $100,000
• $1 million
• $15 million
• $100 million

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

• United States in 1783

• Mexican Cession

• Texas

• The Louisiana Purchase

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

• Texas

• Florida

• Oregon

• California

What was the start point for most trails west?

• St. Louis/Independence Missouri

• Salt Lake City Utah

• San Francisco California

• Boston Massachusetts

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced to live in reservations.
• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.