Social Studies Quiz

Who led settlers into the Northwest territory?

• Andrew Jackson

• Paul Revere

• Daniel Boone

• Napoleon Bonaparte

True or False:

Oregon and Idaho were part of what was originally known as the Northwest territory.

• True. Along with Colorado, California, and Wyoming

• False,. It was Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois

Which President was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

“It nearly ___________ the land size of the United States.”

Who did Jefferson send to explore the newly purchased territory?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Lewis Anne Clark

• Merriweather Lewis and William Clark

• Daniel Boone

The belief that it is America's right or 'destiny' to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean is known as ________________

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Expansion

• The Louisianna Purchase

• The Trail of Tears

Texas was acquired by the US after fighting a war with ________________, and Oregon was acquired through a treaty with England.

The Louisisanna Territory was purchased from what country?

Who was the leader of France at the time?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• George Washington

• Thomas Jeferson

• Thomas Sumter

Napoleon was struggling to maintain his empire in Europe and needed money, so he sold the Louisianna Territory to the US for _______________ million dollars.