Early Expansion U7 L1

A person who settles a part of the country that is new to them

• a colonist

• a pioneer

• a member of congress

• the president

What was Daniel Boone hired to do?

• take a wagon west of the Mississippi

• find a route through the Rocky Mountains from Iowa to California

• find a route through the Appalachian Mountains to Kentucky

• settle land in Missouri

How did Daniel Boone create the Cumberland Gap?

• He used a wagon through the mountains

• He rode horses back and forth to make a road

• He made a road from old, dried up river bed

• He cut trees and cleared brush to make a road

In which year was Thomas Jefferson elected as President?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1801

• 1900

Why did the French offer to sell the Louisiana Territory so cheaply?

• They were in debt to the United States

• They were fighting an expensive war with Britain and needed money

• They were tired of caring for the land and wanted to go back to France

• They owed money to Britain

A journey

• an expense

• an expedition

• a pioneer

• The Northwest Passage

Who was Meriwether Lewis?

• President Jefferson's secretary

• the leader of an expedition to explore land west of the Missouri River

• an explorer who mapped 8,000 miles of land

• all of the above

Lewis shared command of the expedition with

• Sacajewea

• William Clark

• Thomas Jefferson

• Zebulon Pike

How did Sacajawea help the expedition?

• She served as an interpreter and guide

• She showed them how to skin animals for furs

• She taught them to fish

• She taught them to weave rope and cloth

When did the Corps of Discovery return to St. Louis?

• 1706

• 1800

• 1806

• 1906