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It has been called the largest land deal in US history - $15 million. (6.3)
Luisa Purchase
Louisiana Lightning
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Discount
The two skilled frontiersmen tasked with mapping the Louisiana Territory. (6.3)
Ortiz & Marin
Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Mayberry
Luisa & Clark
Guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark who proved to be invaluable to the expedition. (6.3)
Zebulon Pike
Sacagawea
Lizette Charbonneau
Toussaint Louverture
His descriptions gave Americans their first news of lands beyond the Mississippi and helped spur expansion into Texas and the Southwest. (6.3)
Sacagawea
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Zebulon Pike
Definition: a person who the first to think of or make something
entreprenaur
inventor
migration
industrialization
Definition: the quality of producing or creating a lot of something
Vast
Productivity
Suffrage
Expansion
What was the basis of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823
The Monroe Doctrine established a policy of isolationism from European nations
The Monroe Doctrine set out trade policies between the U.S. and European nations
The Monroe Doctrine provided funds for the acquisition of lands in the Oregon Territory and the Northwest
The Monroe Doctrine warned European nations not to interfere with any independent nations in the Western Hemisphere
All the trails along which the Indians were taken ended in the Indian Territory, which is mainly in the present-day state of
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas became part of the United States
as part of the Compromise of 1850
as a result of the Louisiana Purchase
after it won its independence from Mexico
when the United States bought the territory from Spain
What would be the BEST title for the picture of men with picks and shovels standing in the water
Westward Expansion
the California Gold Rush
the Mexican-American War
Plantation life in Mississippi
One result of the California Gold Rush was
a doubling of the population
Indian removal from California
increased tensions with Mexico
the admission of California as a state
Which of the following was a cause of the War of 1812?
France would not let the United States trade with Great Britain.
Great Britain was forcing American sailors to join the British Navy.
U.S. leaders felt that the British were helping Native Americans fight U.S. expansion.
The U.S. leaders were upset at British soldiers for attacking Native Americans.
In the War of 1812, the main enemy of the United States was
France
Native Americans
Great Britain
Russia
During the War of 1812, the British invaded Washington D.C. and did which of the following?
Burned down the Cherry Tree Orchard
Burned the Capitol and the White House
Stole a portrait of George W. Bush
Destroyed the Statue of Liberty
Francis Scott Key was inspired to write "_______________________" after the American victory at Fort McHenry.
The Declaration of Independence
If You're Happy and You Know It
The Star-Spangled Banner
That's What I Like
During the 1700's, the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains were
regions heavily populated by British Colonists.
gateways to westward expansion.
physical barriers to expansion.
This man-made waterway links Lake Erie with the Hudson River in New York:
Erie Canal
Mississippi River
Boston Harbor
This DOUBLED the size of the United States...
Oregon Trail
Louisiana Purchase
Mormon Trail
Land Ordinance of 1787
Thomas Jefferson set the following goals for the Lewis and Clark Expedition:
Find a water route to Canada.
Build a better relationship with the American Indians.
Find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Record important information about the area's soil, water, plants, and animals.
The Oregon Trail was
a secret route that the slaves used to escape to freedom.
the first water route that led to the Pacific Ocean.
the route that many settlers followed as they moved west.
During the war for Texas independence from Mexico, the Mexican army attacked and defeated Texan soldiers at what location?
Fort McHenry
The Alamo
Independence Hall
During the California Gold Rush,
the U.S. government would not allow mining of gold.
thousands of people left California to migrate east.
pioneers, "the 49ers", headed west to California in search of gold.
The invention of the cotton gin was considered important because
it helped farmers produce cotton more easily.
it made towels softer.
it made lots of money.
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
George Washington
Mrs. England
the machine is cranked; separating the seeds from the fibers
Why was the Louisiana Purchase a terrific deal?
a.It allowed the US to control the Mississippi River
b. both a and d
c.It allowed the US to control the North Atlantic Ocean
d. It doubled the size of the US.
Which was NOT a result of the Journey of Lewis and Clark?
It proved there was no Northwest Passage
It opened the way for pioneers to travel south.
It gave the US a claim to the Oregon Territory.
It was a valuable piece of land filled with natural resources.
True or false, Sacajawea, Charbonneau and the baby joined the Lewis and Clark expedition:
true
false
