Westward Expansion I
Westward Expansion II
Westward Expansion III
Westward Expansion IV
100
This was the belief that the United States had a right to expand west and spread their belief across North America.
What is Manifest Destiny?
100
Name the territory that could complete the chart below:
Florida
Texas
??
A. Vermont
B. Kentucky
C. California
D. Alabama
What is C. California?
100
After the Mexican-American War, the United States gained this territory from Mexico.
What is California (and the southwest territories)?
100
The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole were known as the Five _________ Tribes.
What is Civilized?
200
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States under the presidency of _____________ ____________.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
The United States gained this territory after a treaty with Spain.
What is Florida?
200
Name the territory from the options below that was NOT added to the United States during the period of Westward expansion:
A. Gadsden Purchase
B. Louisiana Purchase
C. Texas Annexation
D. Alaskan Purchase
What is D. Alaskan Purchase?
200
Name the act that was passed by Congress that was supposed to help Americans negotiate with Native Americans, but actually just made it possible for the government to force Native Americans off their homelands.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
300
Lewis and Clark explored from this river to this ocean after the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.
What is the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean?
300
The United States divided this territory with Great Britain.
What is Oregon?
300
Knowledge of overland trails such as the Oregon trail and the ____________ _______ Trail were Geographic factors that influenced Westward expansion.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
300
Name the event where the Cherokee and other Native Americans were forced to go to Oklahoma.
What is the Trail of Tears?
400
All of the following were reasons for Westward expansion EXCEPT:
A. Population growth
B. Longstanding alliances with Native Americans
C. Cheap, fertile land
D. Economic opportunities such as gold and logging
What is B. Longstanding alliances with Native Americans?
400
Who is Mr. Wimmer?
400
Once gold was discovered in Georgia, there was a push to move Native Americans out of Georgia. This is what the Cherokee did to fight back.
What is Went to the Supreme Court?
400
The invention of the steamboat and building of the Erie Canal provided faster and cheaper:
A. Communication
B. Sales
C. Transportation
D. Trade
C. Transportation
500
Identify the top three territories of the United States.
What are: United States before expansion; Louisiana Purchase; and Oregon.
500
What are Florida, Texas, and California?
500
Decide from the options below what the best title for the following list would be:
TITLE
1. Gold
2. Logging and farming
3. Freedom for runaway slaves
A. Geographic opportunities for Westward Expansion
B. Reasons for the Indian Removal Act
C. Assimilation of Native Americans
D. Economic Opportunities for Westward Expansion
What is D. Economic Opportunities for Westward Expansion?
500
BONUS QUESTION!!
Name the capital created by the Cherokee tribe when they assimilated to white, European society.
What is New Echota?