Westward Migration

What area is letter A on the map?

• Flordia

• Texas Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• California Territory

What area is letter B on the map?

• Flordia

• Texas Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• California Territory

• The United States before the Louisiana Purchase

What area is letter C on the map?

• Flordia

• Texas Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• California Territory

• The United States before the Louisiana Purchase

What area is letter D on the map?

• Flordia

• Texas Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• California Territory

• The United States before the Louisiana Purchase

What were the goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition given to them by President Thomas Jefferson? (Choose 3)

• Identify if the Columbia river is a good route to the Pacific Ocean

• Learn about the plant and animal life

• Find the best route to the Atlantic Ocean

• Survey the territory (mapping the geography)

• Identify good areas to build telegraph lines

Who did the U. S. gain Florida from?

• Great Britain

• France

• Mexico

• Spain

Why was the Louisiana Purchase a significant event in U.S. history?

• It nearly bankrupted the U.S.

• It started a war between the U.S. and France.

• It doubled the size of the U.S.

• It ended westward expansion in the U.S.

Why were the people in Texas fighting at the Alamo?

• They wanted to grow more crops

• To gain independence from Mexico

• They wanted to become part of a French territory.

• They wanted more land

What event contributed most to the major growth of California?

• completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• the discovery of gold in California

• invention of the steam engine

• completion of the Erie Canal

Canals, steamboats, and railroads carried settlers part of the way west. What trail did they then have to take to complete their journey?

• Mississippi Trail

• Missouri Trail

• California Trail

• Oregon Trail