Westward Expansion Review

Thomas Jefferson purchased land west of the Mississippi River for

• 13 million dollars

• 14 million dollars

• 15 million dollars

• 16 million dollars

How long did it take to complete the Erie Canal?

• 5 years

• 6 years

• 7 years

• 8 years

The Erie Canal cost

• 7 million dollars

• 8 million dollars

• 6 million dollars

• 5 million dollars

The original Erie Canal ran about

• 300 miles

• 436 miles

• 400 miles

• 363 miles

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in

• 1969

• 1869

• 1689

• 1986

The Louisiana Purchase was purchased in

• 2003

• 1800

• 1989

• 1803

The Louisiana Purchase was when the United States bought a huge piece of land from

• England

• France

• Travis

• Ireland

During the Westward Expansion, the United States

• shrunk in size

• grew by 100 people

• doubled in size

• became the biggest country

Lewis and Clark were the first ones to reach

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Indian Ocean

• the Atlantic Ocean

• Gipper

The main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was

• to find more land for the settlers

• to introduce Travis to Taylor

• to find more land for the settlers

• to explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River