Westward Expansion

Front

Who was the main guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

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Sacagawea

Front

What group left schools, libraries, and hospitals in the west?

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Pioneer Women

Front

What country did the U.S. get the Oregon Territory from?

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Great Britain

Front

What land purchase doubled the size of the U.S.?

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Louisiana Purchase

Front

What caused the war with Mexico? Options: Rebellion at the Alamo, a U.S. invasion of New Mexico, a border dispute in Texas, The purchase of Florida

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a border dispute in Texas

Front

The belief that the U.S. had the right to expand across the continent was known as

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Manifest Destiny

Front

What did the Lewis and Clark expedition fail to discover? Options: New Native American tribes, The Rocky Mountains, The source of the Missouri River, The Northwest Passage

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The Northwest Passage

Front

Why did the Forty-niners go to California?

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Gold

Front

The Mormons moved west

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to escape religious persecution

Front

Who went west in search of furs?

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Mountain Men