Exploring Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny

What was the primary reason European immigrants stayed close to the eastern seaboard before 1803?

• Fear of Native American attacks

• Unfavorable climate

• Lack of transportation

• Proximity to supply lines

Who led the expedition to explore the newly acquired western territory after the Louisiana Purchase?

• Andrew Jackson and John Adams

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

• James Madison and James Monroe

• Zebulon Pike and John Fremont

Which event marked the significant beginning of westward movement after 1812?

• The end of the War of 1812

• The California Gold Rush

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The start of the Civil War

What phrase, coined by a newspaperman, began to take shape around 1830?

• Go West, Young Man

• Manifest Destiny

• American Dream

• Westward Ho!

Which states were acquired as a result of the Mexican-American War?

• California, Nevada, and Utah

• Florida, Georgia, and Alabama

• Oregon, Washington, and Idaho

• Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act passed in 1862?

• To grant 160 acres of land to settlers

• To establish new states

• To build railroads

• To provide free education

What was a significant consequence of the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad in 1869?

• It led to the annexation of Texas

• It started the Gold Rush

• It ended the Civil War

• It connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts

What was one of the serious consequences of westward expansion for Native Americans?

• Increased trade opportunities

• Occupation and annexation of their homelands

• Discovery of new resources

• Formation of new alliances

By what year had the frontier ceased to exist within the continental United States?

• 1865

• 1880

• 1870

• 1890

What was the fate of the buffalo, which were crucial to the Native Americans, by 1870?

• They were domesticated

• They were protected by law

• They were relocated

• They were hunted almost to extinction