Westward Expansion Quiz

What year did Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• 1798

• 1776

• 1803

• 1810

From what country did we buy the Louisiana territory from?

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Italy

How much money did we buy the entire Louisiana territory for?

• $10 million

• $30 million

• $5 million

• $15 million

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Which was NOT a goal for the Corps of Discovery while exploring of the vast territory?

• Find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• Find gold to build the nations economy

• Build a relationship with the Native Americans

• Record information about the areas soil, animals, insects, plants, and weather

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Who were two main men who led the expedition?

• William Clark and Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

• James Madison and Meriwether Lewis

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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Sacagawea played an important role for the explores in all ways EXCEPT:

• leading the explorers through the uncharted territory

• an interpreter for the natives that lived on the territory and the explorers who didn't know the language

• a representative for the Native American community

• hunted animals to eat on the expedition

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Who did America declare war with in the War of 1812?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Italy

What was the problem with the Embargo Act?

• It was hard to get passed by Congress

• It ultimately ended up hurting the American economy

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Which statement describes Manifest Destiny?

• American Indians ruined the land and needed to be removed.

• It was the mission of the U.S. to expand across the continent.

• North American land originally belonged to the ancestors of U.S. citizens.

• The discovery of gold in the West would help the U.S. become a world power.

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True or False: American Indians were forced to settle on reservations as the United States expanded westward.

• True

• False

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