Westward Expansion Study Guide

The Mexican-American War resulted from the United States’ annexation of

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Oregon

• California

migrated west on the Oregon Trail hoping for new lives and opportunities.

• Expedition

• Pioneers

• Trail of Tears

• Manifest Destiny

Thomas Jefferson had the Louisiana Territory explored with the Lewis and Clark

• Expedition

• Pioneers

• Trail of Tears

• Manifest Destiny

What benefit did the U.S. gain with the Louisiana Purchase?

• They doubled the size of their country.

• They gained full control of the Mississippi River.

• They gained access to the Port of New Orleans.

• All of the above.

was the devastating result of forcing Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.

• Expedition

• Pioneers

• Trail of Tears

• Manifest Destiny

The belief that United States was meant to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was known as.

• Pioneers

• Trail of Tears

• Manifest Destiny

• Homestead Act

Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon of _____.

• Spain
• France
• Great Britain 
• United States

The Erie Canal was a man-made waterway that helped ship goods from the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.

• True

• False

To settle the middle of the country, the was created and gave 160 acres to citizens who agreed to live on and farm the land for five years.

• Expedition

• Pioneers

• Homestead Act

• Manifest Destiny

As a result of Westward Expansion, which animal nearly went extinct?

• Deer

• Buffalo (Bison)

• Mountain Lions

• Cows