Westward Expansion Section 1 Quiz

Who helped lead new settlers across the Appalachian Mountains to the west?

• Andrew Jackson

• Daniel Boone

• Brigham Young

• John Quincy Adams

Which man-made waterway connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and New York City?

• Erie Canal

• National Road

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

Which treaty resulted in Spain ceding Florida to the U.S.?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Paris

• Louisiana Purchase

What was the term used to describe America's fate to overspread and possess the whole continent?

• Pioneer Spirit

• Westward Ho!

• Manifest Destiny

• Frontier Fever

Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

What was the primary reason for the westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century?

• Industrial Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

• Gold Rush

• Colonialism

Westward Expansion is best described as

• The Industrial Revolution was a period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s.

• the growth of the United States in the early 1800s and the movement of settlers west into those areas

• the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. It was the United States' divine right to populate and spread their ideologies

• loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.

Manifest Destiny is best described as

• The Industrial Revolution was a period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s.

• the growth of the United States in the early 1800s and the movement of settlers west into those areas

• the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US territory throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. It was the United States' divine right to populate and spread their ideologies

• loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.

The Louisiana Purchase is significant because it

• was not approved by Congress.

• nearly provoked war with Spain.

• greatly increased the size of the United States.

• brought Napoleon’s rule to an end

A major goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

• gather information about natural resources and lands west of the Mississippi River.

• gain control over the Native Americans living west of the Mississippi.

• drive the Spanish out of the lands of the Southwest.

• drive the French out of fur trading forts along the Mississippi