Westward Expansion
This sturdy vehicle topped with white canvas was used by pioneers traveling west.
What is a conestoga wagon?
Jefferson chose this 28-year-old private secretary to lead the expedition west.
Who is Meriwether Lewis?
As President, he authorized the purchase of the Louisiana territory.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The purchase of the Louisiana Territory did this to the size of the United States.
What is doubled it?
Spain's refusal to allow this caused immediate problems for western farmers.
What is access to New Orleans/Mississippi River trade?
Harriet Martineau observed that Americans sought this when disappointed in politics or love.
What is land?
This 32-year-old friend of Lewis served as co-leader of the expedition.
Who is William Clark?
This French leader needed money for wars in Europe, leading him to sell Louisiana.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
The price paid for the Louisiana territory was this amount.
What is $15 million?
This Caribbean island successfully revolution forced Napoleon to abandon his American empire plans.
What is Santo Domingo/Haiti?
These two items were the most valued possessions of westward-bond pioneers.
What are a rifle and an ax?
This Shoshone woman served as a guide for Lewis and Clark.
Who is Sacagawea?
This American diplomat, along with Robert Livingston, negotiated the Louisiana purchase.
Who is James Monroe?
This city was the southern anchor of the Louisiana territory and crucial for trade.
What is New Orleans?
Jefferson was concerned about his Constitutional issue regarding the Louisiana purchase.
What is the authority to acquire new territory?
This river was vital for western farmers to ship their crops to markets.
What is the Mississippi River?
This explorer sighted what is now called Pikes Peak.
Who is Zebulon Pike?
This leader of Santo Domingo revolution helped derail Napoleons American plans.
Who is Toussaint-Louverture?
Lewis and Clark traveled approximately this many miles during their expedition.
What is 4,000 miles?
This group opposed the Louisiana purchase because they feared losing political power.
Who are the federalists?
To "secede" means to do this, which some federalists planned after the Louisiana Purchase.
What is a withdraw or leave the Union?
This African American man was part of Lewis and Clark expedition.
Who is York?
He was killed in a duel with Arron Burr, partly due to tension related to the Louisiana purchase.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This mountain range formed the western boundary of the Louisiana territory.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
This proposed alliance of New England states in New York would have withdrawn from the Union.
What is Northern Confederacy?