In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?
  • one hundred dollars
  • 15 thousand dollars
  • 15 million dollars
  • no money was exchanged instead they traded gold for the land.
The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.
  • lumber to build houses
  • plots of land
  • seeds to grow crops
  • wagons to travel out west
Why did the United States need more land?
  • to test new farming methods out west
  • to gain control over the land to the west
  • to force the French to leave North America
  • to make room for their growing population
What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
  • to meet and trade with the Native Americans
  • To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River
  • To pan for gold in the rivers
  • to map out a trail through the Appalachian Mountains
What happened during the Gold Rush?
  • People from all over the world moved to California
  • Prospectors stayed in mining camps to explore an area and hunt for gold
  • thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich
  • all of the above
The United States government forced many Native American tribes to relocate to different areas called Indian Reservations so that…
  • white settlers could move on the land
  • they wanted to turn the land into National parks
  • They could build cabins as rest stops in the mountains
  • they could sell the land to Mexico
The most popular route people travelled along to move west was?
  • The Trail of Tears
  • The Oregon Trail
  • The Mississippi Expedition
  • The Rocky Mountain Trail
Lewis and Clark were the first to reach the ______________ by land?
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Hudson River
  • Pacific Ocean
During Westward Expansion the United States more than doubled in size.
  • True
  • False
Millions of people became rich during the Gold Rush in California.
  • True
  • False
The Oregon Trail started in Independence, Missouri and continued for almost 2,000 miles before it ended in Florida
  • True
  • False
Who helped Lewis & Clark on their expedition?
  • James Monroe
  • Sacajawea
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Napoleon
The Louisiana Purchase was when the United States bought a huge piece of land from France in
  • True
  • False
During the Alamo, the United States won the area now known as Texas.
  • True
  • False
What area is A
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  • Florida
  • Ohio River Valley
  • ceded by Great Britain
  • Original 13 Colonies
What area is B?
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  • Texas Annexation
  • Original 13 colonies
  • Treaty of Paris (Revolutionary War)
  • Mexican Cession
What area is C?
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  • Texas Annexation
  • Original 13 colonies
  • Louisiana Purchase
  • Oregon Territory
What area is D?
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  • Texas Annexation
  • Florida Cession
  • Mexico Cession
  • Oregon Territory
What area does E represent?
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  • Texas Annexation
  • 13 Original Colonie
  • Oregon Territory
  • Florida Cession Spain
What area does G represent?
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  • Mexican Cession
  • Louisiana Purchase
  • Oregon Territory
  • Texas Annexation
What area does H represent?
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  • Mexican Cession
  • Gadsden Purchase
  • Texas Annexation
  • Oregon Territory
What area does I represent?
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  • Gadsden Purchase
  • Mexican Cession
  • Oregon Territory
  • Louisiana Purchase
What area does J represent?
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  • Texas
  • Hawaii
  • Alaska
What area does K represent?
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  • Alaska
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
Why did the US want the Louisiana Territory?
  • They wished to control the Port of New Orleans
  • They wanted to control the Mississippi River
  • All of the above
How large was the Louisiana Territory?
  • 278,000 square miles
  • 827,000 square miles
  • 782,000 square miles
  • 728,000 square miles
Why did Napoleon want to sell France's land in North America?
  • He needed to build a palace.
  • He wanted France to become rich.
  • He needed money to pay for the 2 wars he was fighting.
How much money did the U.S. pay France for the land?
  • $10 million
  • $15 million
  • $5 million
  • $20 million
The Louisiana Purchase_________ the size of the United States.
  • doubled
  • tripled
  • quadrupled
The US gained access to the
  • Port of New Orleans
  • Port of New York
  • Boston Harbor
The Louisiana Purchase allowed people to explore land in the West.
  • True
  • False
In what year was the Louisiana Purchase made?
  • 1800
  • 1801
  • 1802
  • 1803
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
  • mountains
  • crossing rivers
  • the great plains
  • all of the above
How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?
  • the amount of bison did not change
  • the amount of bison decreased
  • the amount of bison increased
  • bison migrated east
What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
  • the railroads helped the NA move east
  • Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
  • the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supple and resources
  • the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had
What was the cause of a town becoming a ghost town?
  • the gold runs out in the local mine
  • the railroad moves its station away from the town
  • A & B
  • none of the above
Which of the following explains the major drawback of mining?
  • mining became useless as new technology replaced natural resources
  • mining proved to be unprofitable
  • mining was destructive to the natural environment
  • mining did not provide any jobs for local residents
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
  • NA could not get enough supplies and this lef to poverty
  • NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers
  • NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
  • NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
How were the NA economically affected by displacement?
  • NA profited from gold found on their reservations
  • NA families were separated from their children
  • NA lived comfortably on reservations
  • Many NA suffered from poverty and starvation
Which of the following is not a way the railroad increased agricultural trade?
  • Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to market
  • Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers
  • NA profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
  • Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
  • Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
  • Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
  • Polluted the air and the natural environment
  • All of the above
I am an Exoduster and I chose to move west in hopes of finally owning land. I was also trying to escape the KKK.
  • European Immigrants
  • Asian Immigrants
  • Mexican Americans
  • African Americans
I just moved to America, but I'm too poor to travel to the West. Instead, I will start a family here in the city. People don't like me because I wasn't born in the United States.
  • Asian Immigrants
  • European Immigrants
  • Mexican Americans
  • African Americans
I use to own land in the West. However, after the U.S. won a war against my country in the 1840s people began discriminating against me. As a result, I lost my land.
  • Mexican American
  • African American
  • European Immigrants
  • Asian American
I just moved to America in search of gold. Instead, I took a job working on the Transcontinental Railroad. I am paid less than white workers, even though I am a hard worker.
  • African American
  • European Immigrant
  • Mexican American
  • Asian Immigrant
What is the Pony Express?
  • The name of a horse
  • A new town
  • A way to deliver mail
  • A horse race
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
  • The Great Expansion
  • Manifest Destiny
  • Oregon Fever
  • The Monroe Doctrine
What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?
  • Indian Removal Act
  • Civillization ACt 
  • Manifest Destiny Act
  • Indian Territory Act
Which best describes Manifest Destiny?
  • Caused everyone to get along better
  • expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific
  • Idea started in the 1600s
  • The king said that we had to the right to move west
What was the Indian Removal Act?
  • All NA had to move to Europe
  • All NA had to move to Canada
  • all NA east of the Mississippi are forced to move to a territory in Oklahoma
  • All NA west of the Mississippi River had to move to Oklahoma
What did the westward expansion offer for former slaves?
  • food
  • wealth
  • land
  • a new beginning and freedom
What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?
  • bean picker
  • barbed wire
  • steel plow
  • windmills 
What did Daniel Boone create after crossing the Appalachian Mountains?
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  • the first US settlement west of the Ohio River
  • the first US settlement east of the Appalachian Mountains
  • the first US settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
  • the first US settlement north of Florida
Zebulon Pike's expedition was important for what reason?
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  • he established the Wilderness Trail
  • he located and explored the upper parts of the Mississippi River
  • he brought back new plants and animals
  • he brought back silk and gold
What was the main goal of the Lewis & Clark expedition?
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  • bring back Native Americans that lived in this territory
  • prevent Spain from claiming all the land
  • find gold and riches
  • explore the land acquired by the Louisiana Purchase
What was something Lewis & Clark had in common with Zebulon PIke?
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  • provided information of new plants and animals
  • mapped & claimed lands that stretched to the Pacific Ocean
  • helped the US expand their borders and territories
  • explored the upper parts of the Mississippi River
What happened to the size of the United States because of the Louisiana Purchase?
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  • it got smaller
  • it stayed the same
  • it grew a small amount
  • it doubled in size
Why did Thomas Jefferson want to buy the land around New Orleans?
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  • to expand the United States
  • for farmers to be able to transport their goods to the French port
  • to avoid war
  • for farmers to be able to trade furs with the Native Americans
What caused the United States to acquire the Mexican Cession?
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  • it was part of the Louisiana Purchase
  • it was part of the Annexing of Texas
  • winning the Mexican War
  • they bought the land from Mexico
What territory is represented by the E on the map?
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  • Louisiana Territory
  • Oregon Territory
  • Florida Acquisition
  • Mexican Cession
What territory is represented by the D on the map?
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  • Mexican Cession
  • Florida Acquisition
  • Oregon Territory
  • United States
What territory is represented by the C on the map?
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  • Texas Territory
  • Florida Acquisition
  • Louisiana Territory
  • Mexican Cession
What territory is represented by the F on the map?
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  • Oregon Territory
  • Mexican Cession
  • Florida Acquisition
  • United States
What territory is represented by the B on the map?
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  • Florida Acquisition
  • Louisiana Territory
  • Texas Territory
  • Mexican Cession
The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:
  • the Monroe Doctrine
  • The Louisiana Purchase
  • Manifest Destiny
  • The Jackson Action
What would make the best title for this image?
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  • Monroe Doctrine
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • Attack of the 50 foot Woman
  • Manifest Destiny
To Annex land means to:
  • take it over
  • conquer it
  • give it up to another country
  • buy it
Which of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase?
  • James Monroe bought it
  • It doubled the size of the U.S.
  • We bought it from Spain
  • All of these are true
Lewis and Clark were sent by President Jefferson to:
  • invade Mexico
  • stop British attacks on U.S. ships
  • explore Louisiana
  • buy Louisiana
The Monroe Doctrine says that:
  • All Native Americans must live west of the Mississippi River
  • The U.S. would not accept new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
  • New roads and bridges will be constructed throughout the west
  • All Americans deserve healthcare
Which is the only state to have once been an independent country?
  • Texas
  • Colorado
  • Oregon
  • Arizona
Which of the following is part of an area of the United States that was taken by conquest?
  • Oregon
  • Florida
  • Arizona
  • All of these
The Gadsden Purchase is an area of land the U.S. bought from:
  • Spain
  • Mexico
  • France
  • Britain
The Mexican Cession is land that the United States took as a result of:
  • annexation
  • the War with Mexico
  • a treaty with Britain
  • the Mexican Revolution
Texas became part of the United States as a result of:
  • The Mexican War
  • Annexation
  • A treaty with Spain
  • a purchase from France
Oregon became part of the United States as a result of:
  • the Mexican War
  • a purchase from France
  • the Texan War for Independence
  • a treaty with Britain
Florida became part of the United States as a result of:
  • a purchase from Spain
  • the Mexican War
  • annexation
  • the Revolutionary War
Which of the following is part of the Mexican Cession?
  • California
  • New Mexico
  • Nevada
  • All of these
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