American Progress Painting - moving west

In 1803, which of the following doubled the size of the United States?

• Oregon Territory
• Louisiana Purchase
• Gadsden Purchase
• Texas Annexation

The belief that the United States had a right to expand its borders and claim new lands is known as what?

• Trail of Tears
• Manifest Destiny
• Discrimination
• Industrial Revolution

Which of these is the most likely reason a person would NOT agree with the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• He does not believe the white settlers had the right to push the American Indians off their land.
• He believes the American Indians would be better off on a reservation.
• He believes the white settlers had the right to own as much land as possible.
• He does not believe France really sold the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson.
  

____________________ is a person who settles a new part of the country.

• Colonist
• Pioneer
• member of Congress
• the president

Immigrants came to America MOSTLY to find jobs. Many of them settled

• in the Northeast
• in the Southwest
• in the South
• in the West

The German immigrants and other pioneers wanted to farm. They moved to the

• South
• Southwest
• West
• Midwest

Which president made the Louisiana Purchase?

• George Washington
• James Monroe
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

All of the following were reasons settlers moved west EXCEPT

• Free or cheap land
• Political leadership
• Job opportunities
• Freedom from religious persecution

All of the following were ways that the Native Americans were affected by the westward expansion EXCEPT

• They were forced to move to reservations
• The buffalo population was nearly destroyed
• They were given job opportunities
• They were relocated to Oklahoma

The Transcontinental Railroad allowed people to move across the country in

• 6 days
• 6 weeks
• 6 months
• 6 years