Westward Expansion 2.1 1/10/24

___ was the belief that Americans should claim land from the east coast to the west coast of America.

• Manifest Destiny

• Manicure Destination

• Festive Destiny

• Destiny Manifest

What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Louisiana Purchase decreased the size of the United States by half.

• The Louisiana Purchase only gave the US a claim to the port of New Orleans. No other land was included in the purchase.

• The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.

• The Louisiana Purchase gave more land to the French.

What were the major obstacles when traveling on the Oregon Trail?

• The Pacific Ocean, large deserts, rainforests

• Crossing rivers, bad weather, illnesses

• Friendly natives, too many forts, too much food

• The Great Wall of China, the Nile River, the Great Pyramids

What was the significance of the Trail of Tears?

• The Cherokee tribe was allowed to keep their ancestral land and live in peace with the white settlers.

• The Cherokee tribe was moved farther east to make way for the settlers.

• The Cherokee willingly moved away from their ancestral lands to allow more room for the settlers.

• The Cherokee were removed by force of the US Government to reservations hundreds of miles away from their ancestral lands.

What was the effect of westward expansion on Native Americans?

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

• When gold or silver was found on Native lands, they were always asked nicely to allow miners to take it.

• 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.

Why was the Pony Express created?

• It was a quick way to get mail delivered to the people living in the West

• To find new routes for young men who were expert riders

• To map out the area for future development

• To provide new jobs for young men who were expert riders

The most popular route people travelled along to move west was ???

• The Trail of Tears

• The Oregon Trail

• The Mississippi Expedition

• The Rocky Mountain Trail

During the Westward Expansion the United States more than double in size.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Match the following

• To become larger or expand

• pioneer

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

• prospector

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

• expansion

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

• telegraph

• Someone who explores an area looking for minerals like gold

• expedition