Westward Expansion Quiz

In 1803, the United States nearly doubled in size because of

• the land ordinance

• the Louisiana purchase

• the Northwest Ordinance

• The treaty of San Lorenzo

The Two Leaders of the Corps of Discovery were

• Lewis & Clark

• Boone & Bridger

• Adams & Jefferson

• Washington & Hamilton

Manifest Destiny was the idea that Americans

• Should obey the laws of nature now and in the future

• ought to keep careful track of their expenses and supplies during travel

• had both the right and the God-given responsibility to settle lands across the West

• Would eventually make it to the West Coast, but many dangers and hardships lay ahead

The long and difficult journey by wagon from Missouri to the West Coast is called

• The Oregon Trail

• The Trail of Tears

• The Bozeman Trail

• The San Francisco Trail

Sacagawea's role in the expedition was as a guide and _______.

• cook

• hunter

• mother

• interpreter

______ ______ , the third President of the United States, bought land from French Leader Napoleon Bonaparte

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

The obstacle of the _______ Mountains made a water route all the way to the West Coast impossible for expeditions and travelers

• Rocky

• Smoky

• Appalachian

• Sierra Nevada

Which of the following was NOT a result of the California Gold Rush?

• Some prospectors found gold and got rich

• people from all over the world travelled to California

• People stayed and continued to live in mining towns even if no gold was found there

• Clever people saw business opportunities and become wealthy without ever looking for gold.

The Pony Express ended after the invention of the _______

• steam train

• steam boat

• telephone

• telegraph

Samuel ____ invented a code of dots and dashes to represent letters in telecommunication

• Beckett

• Morse

• Clemens

• LeBihan