Westward Expansion

The land of the Louisiana Purchase was to the west of what major river?

• Mississippi

• Colorado

• Ohio River

• Rio Grande

What was the primary mode of transportation for settlers traveling to Oregon?

• Conestoga wagons

  
  

• Steam locomotives

• River boats

• Horse-drawn carriages

What was a primary goal of missionaries who settled in Oregon Country?

• To establish trading posts

• To convert Indigenous Peoples

• To discover gold

  
  

• To start farms

What was one significant effect of the Indian Removal Act in the 1830s?

• Most Indigenous Peoples successfully resisted removal efforts

• Indigenous Peoples received larger land grants in the West

• The majority of Indigenous Peoples relocated to reservations

• All Indigenous groups traveled the Trail of Tears

What new vision emerged in the United States during the early 1800s?

• A focus on international trade only

• A desire to expand from coast to coast

• An isolationist foreign policy

• A plan to remain within existing borders

Where did the travelers of the Oregon Trail originally start from?

• Nebraska

• Idaho

• Wyoming

• Missouri

According to Manifest Destiny, to which geographical boundary should the United States expand?

• The Mississippi River

  
  

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Gulf of Mexico

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What were Boom Towns?

• Towns that were developed when gold and silver was found in a particular place. 
• Towns that were founded after the gold and silver mines were depleted.

• Towns where dynamite was found
• Towns where loud sounds were often heard.

Which statement bests represents the United States’ view on land acquisition (getting land) in

the 1800’s?

• America’s attitude toward completing Manifest Destiny was to get all land they wanted through any means needed

• America was not willing to get into wars or battles attempting to gain land

• America thought that all nations had the right to keep the land they controlled

• America was ready to fight to ensure the Native Americans kept a fair share of the western land

The taking over of a piece of land to add to your country is call what?

• Administration
• Annexation
• Adoption
• Acquisition