Westward Expansion in the United States

What was one of the first major events of Westward Expansion in the United States?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The California Gold Rush

• The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

Which country did the United States negotiate with for the Louisiana Purchase?

• Great Britain

• Spain

• France

• Mexico

What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase on the size of the United States?

• It reduced the size by half

• It doubled the size

• It increased the size by a quarter

• There was no significant change in size

What was the main purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that began in 1804?

• To establish a new government in the West

• To explore the newly acquired territory after the Louisiana Purchase

• To search for gold and other precious minerals

• To colonize the western territories

What did the Lewis and Clark Expedition help to shed light on?

• The political systems of the Native American tribes

• The diverse landscapes, flora, and fauna of the American West

• The economic systems of the eastern territories

• The military strategies of the European settlers

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• To declare all states as free states

• To admit Missouri and Maine into the United States without any conditions

• To maintain a balance between slave and free states in the United States Senate

• To abolish slavery throughout the United States

Which states were admitted into the Union under the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state

• Missouri and Maine both as free states

• Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• Missouri and Maine both as slave states

According to the Missouri Compromise, what was the status of slavery north of the line drawn across the Louisiana Territory?

• All states north of the line would be slave states

• All states north of the line would be free states

• The status of slavery was to be decided by popular sovereignty north of the line

• Slavery was to be gradually abolished north of the line

What was the Texas Revolution a fight for?

• The fight for independence of Texas from the United States

• The fight for independence of Texas from Mexico

• The fight for independence of Mexico from Spain

• The fight for independence of Mexico from Texas

Which battles were culminating points of the Texas Revolution?

• The Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto

• The Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Puebla and the Battle of Chapultepec

• The Battle of Gonzales and the Siege of Béxar