3RD-Westward Expansion LEAP PREP QUIZ

Why might it have been important for the United States to know that France owned the Louisiana Territory at the beginning of the 1800s?

• So they could ask France for help fighting Britain

• Because it meant France could control important trade routes like the Mississippi River

• So the U.S. could visit French cities and learn their language

• Because France wanted to build a wall between the U.S. and the West

Why was the city of New Orleans so important to the United States in the early 1800s?

• It was where most presidents lived.

• It was the capital of the United States.

• It helped farmers and traders ship goods on the Mississippi River.

• It was the first city built in America.

How did the land of the United States change after the Louisiana Purchase?

• The United States became smaller and lost land.

• The United States stayed the same size but gained new people.

• The United States doubled in size and had more land to explore and settle.

• The United States gave the land to another country to control.

Describe how meeting Sacagawea important for the success of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

Choose all the correct answers

• She gave the explorers gold and silver.

• She guided the explorers, helped translate between them and the Native Americans.

• She helped the explorers fight battles against other tribes.

• She showed peaceful intentions to Native American tribes.

• She gave Lewis and Clark horses to assist with their journey traveling to the west.

Explain why Lewis and Clark were important to the Louisiana Purchase.

• They helped sell the land to other countries.

• They built cities all over the Louisiana Territory.

• They explored the new land to learn about its people, animals, and geography.

• They stopped the Louisiana Territory from being taken by other explorers.

Why did many settlers want to move west after the Louisiana Purchase?

(Choose the 2 correct answers)

• They wanted to visit family in Europe.

• They needed to escape from the cities and go to other countries.

• They were searching for new lands, gold, and silver.

• They wanted to explore the Atlantic Ocean.

• They were needing new opportunities like farming, building homes, and having a better life.

Explain why the Oregon Trail important to settlers moving west.

• It helped settlers find a safe path to new lands where they could start new lives.

• It was the shortest way to get to Europe.

• It was the trail that Lewis and Clark used to return home.

• It was a road used only by soldiers in a war.

Describe how the California Gold Rush changed the lives of settlers in the West?

• It made fewer people want to live in the West.

• It stopped people from using the Oregon Trail.
  

• It made everyone go back to the East.

• It created new jobs, towns, and chances for more economics.
  

Use Source 1 to answer the question.

Which factors most likely led to more people migrating to the United States and its territories in the 1800s?
(Select 2 correct answers)

• The chance to own land and start a new life.

• The climate of cold weather and long winters.

• Economic opportunities from mining gold, silver, and trading goods.

• Fear of learning a new language from the Native Americans.
  

Use Source 2 to answer the question.

Which statement best describes the trend shown on the maps in Source 2?

• The number of large cities were decreasing in the Great Plains and West Region.

• The number of cities were increasing in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest Region.

• The number of cities were decreasing in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest Region.

• The number of large cities were increasing in the Great Plains and West Region.