Westward Expansion Quiz

In 1803, Thomas Jefferson acquired a huge portion of land through the

• Louisiana Purchase

• French & Indian War

• Treaty of Paris

• Manifest Destiny

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.

• true

• false

Americans believed that it was their right to spread democracy across the continent. What was this called?

• Destiny

• Manifest Destiny

• The Bill of Rights

• Westward Expansion

The land in the Louisiana Purchase was acquired from ________

• France

• Canada

• Spain

• Mexico

The manmade waterway that allowed ships to pass from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.

• Erie Peninsula

• Hudson Passage

• Erie Canal

• Hudson Road

Where is the Erie Canal located?

• Louisiana

• Maine

• New York

• Erie County

Why was the Erie Canal so important?

• It shipped goods faster.

• It allowed New York to be the Center of Commerce.

• It shortened travel for immigrants.

• All of the above

The Pony Express was a horse and rider system to devilver

• People

• Food

• Medicine

• Mail

Riders of the Pony Express had to avoid

• Thieves

• Buffalo

• Native Americans

• All of the Above

Which president sent Lewis and Clarke on an expedition west?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Joe Biden