In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River. What was this purchase called?
Westward Expansion Summative

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Battle of Alamo
Gold Rush
Louisiana Purchase
Acquisition of Texas
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What two men explored the new territory that President Jefferson purchased?
William Meriwether
Lewis Clark
Sam Houston
Davy Crockett
William Clark
Davy Crockett
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The most popular route people traveled along to move west was ____.
The Mississippi Expedition
Trail of Tears
The Rocky Mountain Trail
Oregon Trail
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happened during the Gold Rush?
Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich
People from all over the world moved to California
Prospectors stayed in mining camps to explore an area and hunt for gold
All of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the United States government force many Native American tribes to relocate to different areas called Indian Reservations?
so they could build cabins as rest stops in the mountains
so the white settlers could move on that land
so they could sell the land to Mexico
so they could turn the land into National Parks
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What caused about 300,000 people to travel to California between 1848-1855?
The Louisiana Purchase
The Battle of the Alamo
The Trail of Tears
The Gold Rush
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The U.S. government forced the Cherokee Nation and other tribes to move from their homeland to reservations in Oklahoma. This march became known as ___.
Trail of Tears
Oregon Trail
The Gold Rush
The Expedition
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