Westward Expansion Review

Select all that were a goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

• To explore and map the Louisiana Territory

• To establish trade with Mexico

• To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• To claim the land in the West for the United States

1. In general, which group earned the most money during the California Gold Rush? 

• Gold seekers

• Indigenous people

• Merchants who catered to gold seekers

• Chinese Immigrants

1. What is the name of the first battle of the Texas Revolution? Hint: It involved retrieving a cannon. 

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of Gonzales

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of Goliad

Which U.S President signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Click on the destination of the Mormon Trail

Click on the destination of the Santa Fe Trail

Click on the destination of the Oregon Trail

Click on the destination of the California Trail

Organize the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War

Groups:

(a) Cause

,

(b) Effect

• POLK ELECTED PRESIDENT

• MANIFEST DESTINY

• INCREASED TENSIONS OVER SLAVERY

• LOSS OF RIGHTS FOR MEXICAN AND NATIVE AMERICANS

• ANNEXATION OF TEXAS

• MEXICAN CESSION

• US TROOPS SENT TO DISPUTED BORDER

• SURGE IN PATRIAOTISM

1. Explain the purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. 

Answer explanation

In 1830, the United States Congress and President Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act. The purpose of this law was to remove Native Americans living in the South and relocate them to lands west of the Mississippi River. Jackson said that he wanted “whites” and Native Americans to live separately. Americans also wanted to mine and farm the fertile land occupied by “The Five Civilized Tribes.”