Lewis and Clark Expedition Quiz

Which of the following people helped guide Lewis and Clark over the high, steep Rocky Mountains?

• Pocahontas

• Sacagawea

• Squanto

• Captain John Smith

Large regions of land are called (a)   .

The geographic line between two places, such as two countries is called a (a)   .

An American belief in the 1800’s that it was the natural right of the United States to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean is called what?

• American Progress

• American Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Population Growth

Which of the following countries claimed Florida as their territory?

• Russia

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

From which of the following countries did the United States purchase the Louisiana territory from?

• Russia

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

An area of land set aside by the United States government for American Indians to live on.

• reservation

• village

• region

• territory

Who was president of the United States at the time of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

What was one reason why France sold the Louisiana territory to the United States?

• The French feared a war with Spain.

• The French needed money for their army.

• The French feared a war with the United States.

• all of the above

A group of people sent to explore unknown places.

• colony

• committee

• team

• expedition