Westward Expansion Unit Test Review

This is a journey taken by a group of people with a specific purpose.

• expedition
• frontier
• pioneer

This is an outer edge of a settled region.

• expedition
• frontier
• wagon train

An early settler of a region is known as what?

• Gold Rush
• frontier
• pioneer

What was the common method of transportation to the west?

• boat
• wagon train
• plane

What was it called when many settlers moved to California in search of gold?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• Gold Rush

Who did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

• Great Britain
• Japan
• France

Why was the Louisiana Purchase so important to the United States?

• It doubled the size of the U.S.
• It allowed the citizens to vote
• It stopped all wars with Britain

How much did it cost the U.S. to make the Louisiana Purchase?

• $5 million
• $25 million
• $15 million

Which of the following was a goal of Lewis and Clark's expedition?

• to make friends with the Native Americans
• to bring back as many Indians as possible
• to look for a path to the eastern United States

Who sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Sacagawea