Westward Expansion

Napoleon Bonaparte sold the Louisiana Territory to the

United States for $_____.

• $1,000,000

• $15,000,000

• $10,000,000

• none; We traded other land for it.

About _______________ of the Native Americans died due to

poor conditions on the Trail of Tears.

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/4

• all

What was a miner who went to California in 1849 called?

• gold digger

• gold miner

• forty-niner

• thirty-niner

What were 3 difficulties pioneers faced while traveling on the Oregon Trail?

• injuries, diseases, tricksters

• injuries, bad weather, and too much food

• lack of food and water, injuries, and diseases

• too much food, heavy wagons, and robbers

Who sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition to explore the west?

• President Andrew Jackson

• President Thomas Jefferson

• Sacagawea

• no one

What was it called when thousands went to California in search of gold?

• a miracle

• the Oregon Trail

• the California Gold Boomer

• the California Gold Rush

Pioneers on the Oregon Trail traveled by ____.

• boat

• airplane

• wagon train

• locomotive train

What was the piece of land that the United States bought from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 called?

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

• California Territory

• 13 Original Colonies

Name the important interpreter who traveled with Lewis

and Clark.

• Sacagawea

• Pocahontas

• Mulan

• none of these

What was the battle between Mexicans and the Texans & Tejanos called?

• Battle of Yorktown

• American Revolution

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of Sacagawea