Westward expansion 1/19

Westward expansion 1/19

Multiple Choice

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and "civilize" all of North America

• The belief that their destiny was to manifest

• A religious term used to explain how to be saved

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Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?

• Madison

• Adams

• Jefferson

• Monroe

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Who did Lewis and Clark find to help them explore the Louisiana Territory?

• Pocahontas

• Sacajawea

• Sequoya

• Squanto

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Which of the following best describes the route taken by the explorers?

• They traveled along the trail of tears

• they traveled straight across the flat lands of the plains

• they traveled along the Mississippi and found passageways through the Appalachian Mountains.

• They traveled along the Missouri River and found passageways through the Rocky Mountains.

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Who did President Thomas Jefferson send to explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Washington and Adams

• Madison and Monroe

• Lewis and Clark

• John Smith and John Rolfe

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In their journals, Lewis and Clark

• made maps

• drew pictures

• wrote about their encounters

• all of the above

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The United States acquired Florida in what year?

• 1819

• 2020

• 1835

• 1918

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Texas started out in ____'s possession

• Spanish

• French

• Britain

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in ______ texas leaders declared independence from Mexico.

• 1835

• 1836

• 1904

• 1776

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The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

• Doubled

• Tripled

• Made Smaller

• Quadrupled

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The Louisiana territory ______ the size of the United States!

• Doubled

• Tripled

• Made Smaller

• Quadrupled

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What territory is represented by the B on the map?

• Florida Acquisition

• Louisiana Territory

• Texas Territory

• Mexican Cession

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What territory is represented by the F on the map?

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• United States

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What territory is represented by the C on the map?

• Texas Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Louisiana Territory

• Mexican Cession

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What territory is represented by the D on the map?

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• Oregon Territory

• United States

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What territory is represented by the E on the map?

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Mexican Cession

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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

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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