Westward Expansion (Chapters 1-5)

Daniel Boone and his friends were able to go through the Appalachian Mountains through the __________________________.

• flatboats

• Mississippi River

• Cumberland Gap

• Northwest Territory

The Louisiana Purchase was when the United States bought a huge piece of land from France in 1803.

• True

• False

Thomas Jefferson commissioned ___ to explore the Louisiana Territory.

• Daniel Boone

• Lewis and Clark

• Zebulon Pike

• Christopher Columbus

What is an example of a physical barrier that Lewis and Clark had to overcome?

• having  to fight Native Americans
• climbing the Rocky Mountains

Lewis and Clark were the first to reach the ___________ by land.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Hudson River

• Pacific Ocean

The Louisiana Purchase stretched West how far?

• The Mississippi River
• California
• New Orleans
• The Rocky Mountains

What was Sacagawea's contribution to the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• Sacagawea was a key factor in the success of the expedition because she helped interpret for Lewis and Clark and connect them with Native American tribes.

• Lewis and Clark relied heavily on Sacagawea's husband during the expedition.

• Sacagawea cared for all of the children who were part of the Corps of Discovery.

Zebulon Pike was another explorer of the west who later got a mountain, "Pikes Peak," named after him in the state of _____________.

• California

• Colorado

• New York

• Ohio

What was the effect of westward expansion on Native Americans?

• Settlers were always peaceful and never took Native American land.

• Native Americans were left to live on their ancestral lands in peace.

• Many Native Americans were forced to move to reservations that were far from their ancestral lands.

Match the following

• A journey or voyage taken by a group of people with a set goal or purpose in mind

• expedition

• To become larger or expand

• telegraph

• A person who is among the first to explore or settle in a new area

• pioneer

• A device used in the 1900's to communicate to those who lived far away

• expansion