Westward Expansion PART 1 REVIEW

After failing once, the Founding Fathers created the United States ____________ to unify the states and set up three branches.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

The U.S. gained a lot of land after winning the ____________ War.

• Revolutionary

• Civil

• War of 1812

• Spanish-American

As the United States grew and more states were added, the issue of ____________ became a very difficult topic.

• farming

• slavery

• trade

• education

The United States nearly ___________ in size as it expanded west!

• shrank

• tripled

• quadrupled

• stayed the same

The Louisiana Territory was claimed by which country during the Age of Exploration?

• Spain

• Britain

• France

• Portugal

Who was the U.S. president responsible for the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Adams

Which TWO were effects of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The U.S. tripled in size.

• The U.S. lost land to France.

• The U.S. gained control of the Mississippi River.

• The U.S. was forced to give up all territories.

Who were the TWO explorers hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory?

• Meriwether Lewis

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Clark

• Christopher Columbus

The Corps of Discovery received help from a Shoshone woman named ___________.

• Sacagawea

• Pocahontas

• Tecumseh

• Geronimo

What are THREE POSITIVE effect of the Lewis and Clark expedition? (CHECK OFF ALL 3 CORRECT ANSWERS)

• They made the first accurate maps of the Northwest.

• It resulted in the establishment of the first American colony.

• It helped to determine what land was best for settling and farming.

• It gave access to the Pacific Ocean.

• It caused problems with the loyalists.