Westward Expansion

An 828,000 sq ft purchase of land by the US from the French for $15 million to double the size of the United States, from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

• French Deal

• Louisiana Purchase

• Rocky Mountain Purchase

• United States Expansion Deal

What did the Gold Rush of 1848 cause?

• Increase in California's population
• Decrease in gold prices
• Start of World War II
• Invention of the telephone

The transcontinental railroad increased ​​ (a)   and ​ (b)   across the United States.

• travel
• trade
• war
• people
• farming

What THREE goals did the expedition of Lewis and Clark have?

• find a water route to the Pacific

• make relationships with Native Americans

• buy more land

• record findings about the soil, plants, and animals

Who helped Lewis and Clark?

• Black Kettle

• Sacagawea
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln

What did the Homestead Act give Americans?

• the right to buy a home

• land to share and farm with other sharecroppers

• the right to build a home

• 160 acres of land to build a house and farm on

In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....

• The Trail of Tears

• The trail of Death

• The Crying Path

• The Journey of Loss

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To make China more powerful.

• To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

• To make Native Americans move off their land.

• To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

In what town did both parts of the railroad met?

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Houston, Texas

• Sacramento, California

• Promontory, Utah