Lesson 8: Geographic Changes

Who embarked from St. Louis on their journey to the Pacific Ocean in May 1804?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Lewis and Clark

• Andrew Jackson

• John Adams

What did Lewis and Clark discover during their expedition?

• New trade routes

• Plants and animals they had never seen before

• Gold and silver mines

• Ancient ruins

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

• The purchase of Louisiana Territory from France

• The purchase of Florida from Spain

• The purchase of Texas from Mexico

• The purchase of Oregon Country from Great Britain

Why did some people criticize Jefferson's action of buying the Louisiana Territory?

• They thought the country did not need any more undeveloped land

• They believed it was unconstitutional

• They wanted to keep the western boundary at the Mississippi River

• They thought it was too expensive

What was the term used to describe the belief that the United States was destined to spread its ideals across the continent?

• Manifest destiny

• American exceptionalism

• Westward expansion

• Nationalism

Which religious group traveled over the Oregon Trail to Utah to escape persecution?

• Mormons

• Catholics

• Protestants

• Jews

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• A plan to move Indigenous groups to less desirable areas

• A treaty to protect Indigenous homelands

• A law to grant Indigenous people citizenship

• A policy to promote Indigenous rights

Which tribe resisted removal and appealed to the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia?

• Cherokees

• Seminoles

• Sauk and Fox

• Sioux

What was the result of the forced migration of the Cherokees in 1838?

• They successfully resisted removal

• They were relocated to South America

• They were granted citizenship

• They were nearly destroyed

What were the three main sections of the country that developed distinct identities?

• North, South, and East

• East, West, and Midwest

• North, South, and West

• East, South, and West