Westward Expansion

Which of the following is NOT a reason that rivers are important?

• They provide a means for transportation of goods.

• They provide water for crops.

• They give people places to live.

• They provide water for hydroelectric power.

How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?

• She saved they time while traveling by showing them shortcuts.

• She helped them fight against hostile American Indian tribes.

• She helped them find money.

• She promised to stay on a piece of land until they came back with more settlers.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• People decided to stay away from the West out of fear that American Indians would attack them.

• The expedition found that much of the land in the West was impossible to farm.

• Lewis and Clark easily converted many American Indians to Christianity.

• People began moving to the West in search of a fresh start and land.

Which of the following is TRUE?

• There is not part of our world that has not been explored.

• The oceans and space have not been completely explored yet.

• There is no way to explore space since we are unable to go past our atmosphere.

• Manifest Destiny can be expanded into North American Countries.

What was a NEGATIVE aspect of Manifest Destiny?

• The nation grew at a rapid pace.

• Trading benefitted American Indians.

• American Indians were removed from their lands.

• There were more natural resources than ever before.

How did the US government get people to move to the West?

• They promised them gold from California.

• They gave them land for a very small fee as long as people promised to farm on it for 5 years.

• They promised to pay them to start a farm as long as they moved to the West.

• They forced them to move and start a farm.

The expansion of the new nation had begun in the early 1800s with the _____.

• Indian Removal Act

• Lews & Clark Expedition

• Louisiana Purchase

• Homestead Act

The article states that the government had an imperialistic view. An imperialistic view can also be described as _____.

• entitled

• powerful

• limited

• generous

According to what you have read, who gave the United States the right to spread from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean under the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• God

• American Indians

What is the purpose of SpaceX?

• It's a business looking into buying more land overseas.

• It's a business that buys land around the world and claims it as theirs.

• It's a business looking to breaking into space as a market.

• It's a business that explores the oceans.