Westward Expansion Quiz

What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• A plan for adding new states to the Union

• A plan for expanding the British Empire

• A plan for establishing trade routes

• A plan for creating a new currency

What did the Northwest Ordinance require from a territory in order to apply for statehood?

• A declaration of independence and a large army

• A written constitution and a democratic government

• A strong economy and a powerful leader

• A bill of rights, a population of 60,000, and prohibition of slavery

What was the purpose of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803?

• To establish a new trade route with Asia

• To acquire the territory of Louisiana from the French

• To build a military base in the Pacific Northwest

• To expand the United States to the Caribbean islands

Who were Lewis and Clark?

• Pioneers who settled in the Oregon Territory

• Traders who established the Santa Fe Trail

• Explorers sent by President Thomas Jefferson to map the Louisiana Purchase

• Military leaders in the Mexican War

What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• To provide financial aid to Native American tribes

• To encourage Native American tribes to integrate into American society

• To grant Native American tribes more rights and protections

• To force Native American tribes to move from their ancestral lands to unsettled western prairie land

What was the purpose of the Florida Purchase?

• To gain control of the Oregon Territory

• To acquire more land for cotton plantations

• To establish a new trade route with the Caribbean islands

• To resolve friction between Spain and the United States over boundary lines of the Louisiana Territory

What did Sacagawea contribute to the expedition of Lewis & Clark?

• Identifying edible, poisonous, or medicinal plants

• Safe guidance through the wilderness

• Interpretation & mediation between different Native American nations that Lewis & Clark encountered

• All of the above

What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States?

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It led to a war with France

• It caused a financial crisis in the United States

• It led to the abolition of slavery

What was the role of the Northwest Ordinance in the expansion of the United States?

• It provided a method for admitting new states to the Union

• It established the boundary between the United States and Canada

• It set up a system for governing the western territories

• Both A and C