Westward Expansion Quiz

Which of the following places did settlers not move to in the 1800s?

• Texas

• Utah

• California

• Alaska

What was the name of the event that doubled the size of the United States?

• Louisiana Territory

• Louis and Clark Expedition

• Louisiana Purchase

• Western Expansion

What is the idea that America has a duty to move westward and spread ideas to others?

• Manifest Development

• Manifest Destiny

• Manifest West

• Manifest America

Who was the president that sent Meriwether Lewis to explore the Louisiana Territory?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Brigham Young

• John O'Sullivan

Where did the expedition of Lewis and Clark lead to?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Gulf of Mexico

• Alaska

Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory?

• He needed money for the wars he was fighting

• He wanted to get back at Great Britain

• He encouraged the United States to use the land to expand west

• He found a better land in North America to buy

What can the reader infer about Westward Expansion?

• Many Americans did not want to move west

• It encouraged many Americans to move west

• Americans did not believe it was important

• The government did not care about the western lands