Westward Expansion

From 1803 to 1890, the United States of America grew from 17 states to 44 states

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Expasion

• Homestead Act

• Oregon Trail

Which of the following states did NOT make up the Northwest Territory?

• Ohio

• Wisconsin

• Michigan

• Oregon

Belief that it was the divine mission of the U.S. to expand westward across North America was called what?

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Expasion

• Homestead Act

• Oregon Trail

Which of the following was NOT a requirement for a territory to become a state?

• 60,000 people

• Draft a state constitution

• Appoint a Governor

• Approved by Congress

This law provided that any citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. gov. could claim 160 acres of surveyed gov land.

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Expasion

• Homestead Act

• Oregon Trail

This trail ran from Independence, Missouri, to near the Columbia River that was 2,000 miles long

• Oregon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Mormon Trail

• California Trail

What inventions was NOT part of long-distance travel faster and more accessible?

• Railroads

• Telegraph

• Canals

• Steamboats

The route that was taken by a religious group to their new home in the West in the mid-1800s.

• Oregon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Mormon Trail

• California Trail

Explain why "white settlers" moved west. Remember to answer in complete sentence.

leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also called the Mormon Church, who resettled his people in Utah.

• Joseph Smith

• Brigham Young

• Thomas Jefferson

• Adam Onis