Westward Expansion

___ was the belief that Americans should claim land from the east coast to the west coast of America.

• Manifest Destiny

• Manicure Destination

• Festive Destiny

• Destiny Manifest

What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Louisiana Purchase decreased the size of the United States by half.

• The Louisiana Purchase only gave the US a claim to the port of New Orleans. No other land was included in the purchase.

• The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.

• The Louisiana Purchase gave more land to the French.

Thomas Jefferson commissioned ___ to explore the Louisiana Territory.

• Daniel Boone

• Lewis and Clark

• Zebulon Pike

• Christopher Columbus

What was the significance of the Oregon Trail?

• The Oregon Trail was used to travel eastward to open land that was less populated by settlers.

• The Oregon Trail was created to help Native Americans move to reservations.

• The Oregon Trail was used by settlers/pioneers who wanted to travel west for land/gold/religion.

• The Oregon Trail was used during the Revolutionary War to help the Americans defeat the British.

What were the major obstacles when traveling on the Oregon Trail?

• The Pacific Ocean, large deserts, rainforests

• Crossing rivers, bad weather, illnesses

• Friendly natives, too many forts, too much food

• The Great Wall of China, the Nile River, the Great Pyramids

What was the significance of the Trail of Tears?

• The Cherokee tribe was allowed to keep their ancestral land and live in peace with the white settlers.

• The Cherokee tribe was moved farther east to make way for the settlers.

• The Cherokee willingly moved away from their ancestral lands to allow more room for the settlers.

• The Cherokee were removed by force of the US Government to reservations hundreds of miles away from their ancestral lands.

What impact did the California Gold Rush have on the environment?

• Many natural resources were destroyed by the search for gold.

• The Gold Rush helped to preserve the landscape and natural resources.

• Miners were careful to not disturb the landscape while digging for gold.

• The environment was not disturbed by the miners during the Gold Rush.

The Oregon Trail was the main path to the west until...

• Spaceships started taking people west

• The Northwest Passage was found

• The transcontinental railroad was built

• Underground tunnels were dug to Oregon

What was Sacagawea's contribution to the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• Sacagawea was a key factor in the success of the expedition because she helped guide and interpret for Lewis and Clark.

• Lewis and Clark relied heavily on Sacagawea's husband during the expedition.

• Sacagawea was only useful when contacting Native American tribes in the west.

• Sacagawea cared for all of the children who were part of the Corps of Discovery.

What was the effect of westward expansion on Native Americans?

• Settlers were always peaceful and never took Native American land.

• When gold or silver was found on Native lands, they were always asked nicely to allow miners to take it.

• Native Americans were left to live on their ancestral lands in peace.

• Many Native Americans were forced to move to reservations that were far from their ancestral lands.