Westward Expansion

The idea that it was good for the US to expand from ocean to ocean

• Manifest Destiny

• Destiny of the Stars

• The Manifest of Oceans

• The Treaty of the Territory

The Louisiana Territory was purchased from who?

• Great Britain

• Spain

• France

• Ireland

The most famous trail west was the.....

• Oregon Trail

• The Missouri Trail

• The Trail of Discovery

• The Most Famous Trail West

The California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act (giving people land), and the completion of the Transcontinental all

• encouraged westward settlement.

• promised everyone, even Natives a home in the west.

• recognized Native American Indian land rights.

• promoted the conservation of natural resources.

This angel in the image represents

• protection during a new change.

• Destiny leading the way to its purpose.

• power over the people.

• confidence.

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

• United States in 1783

• Mexican Cession

• Texas

• The Louisiana Purchase

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

• Texas

• Florida

• Oregon

• California

What was the main reason American Indians went onto reservations?

• They wanted better farmland

• The US government forced them to move

• Buffalo herds led them there

• They formed an alliance with Mexico

The United States got Florida from

• France

• Great Britian

• Mexico

• Spain

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase