Westward Expansion

Why did Thomas Jefferson want to buy the land around New Orleans?

• to expand the United States

• for farmers to be able to transport their goods to the French port

• to avoid war

• for farmers to be able to trade furs with the Native Americans

What caused the United States to acquire the Mexican Cession?

• it was part of the Louisiana Purchase

• it was part of the Annexing of Texas

• winning the Mexican War

• they bought the land from Mexico

What territory is represented by the E on the map?

• Louisiana Territory

• Oregon Territory

• Florida Acquisition

• Mexican Cession

What territory is represented by the D on the map?

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• Oregon Territory

• United States

What territory is represented by the F on the map?

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Florida Acquisition

• United States

What territory is represented by the B on the map?

• Florida Acquisition

• Louisiana Territory

• Texas Territory

• Mexican Cession

What major river systems had to be crossed in order to move west? 

• Snake River, Mississippi River, Columbia River, Missouri River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Rio Grande

What animal impacted the building of the railroads, and was also essential to the Native Americans way of life?

• Snakes

• Mountain lions

• Bison

• Locusts

What invention changed farming and cattle drives during Westward Expansion?

• Steel plow

• Windmills

• Mechanical reaper

• Barbed wire

Why did people move to California in 1849 for the gold rush?

• To strike it rich

• To sell tools 

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