EXPLORING THE WEST

Question 1

The frontier was difficult for setters to access. Why?

Answer 1

Appalachian Mountains

Question 2

This old Native American trail cut through present-day states Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia.

Answer 2

Cumberland Gap

Question 3

a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new area or country

Answer 3

pioneer

Question 4

the main route to the West

Answer 4

Wilderness Road

Question 5

Cause: More settlers moved West.

Answer 5

Effect: More states were created.

Question 6

Cause: President Jefferson was determined to expand the borders of the United States.

Answer 6

Effects:
The United States had no ports on the Gulf of Mexico.
It was difficult for farmers in the West to ship their goods.
The government feared France would make settlements in North America and keep Americans out of the West.

Cause: The Louisiana

Question 7

Cause: The Louisiana Purchase

Answer 7

Effect: The United States more than doubled.

Question 8

Why did France agree to sell Louisiana to the United States?

Answer 8

Napoleon needed money to fight a war with Britain.

Question 9

• a port on the Gulf of Mexico
• access to the Mississippi River
• access to land all the way to the Rocky Mountains

Answer 9

geographic features of Louisiana

Question 10

The Corps of Discovery

Answer 10

a team including Lewis and Clark

Question 11

the goal of Lewis and Clark’s expedition

Answer 11

explore and map the land of the Louisiana Purchase

Question 12

the destination of Lewis and Clark’s expedition

Answer 12

the Pacific Ocean

Question 13

Cause: Pike noted the Spanish needed more manufactured goods

Answer 13

Effect: American traders began moving to the Southwest.

Question 14

to give people from the United States more land to farm and live on

Answer 14

Why did the United States want new acquisitions in the West?

Question 15

expand to the Pacific Ocean

Answer 15

Manifest destiny was the belief that the United States should

Question 16

American goods could move through New Orleans

Answer 16

Jefferson agreed to buy French land to the west so that

Question 17

Spain

Answer 17

The United States got Florida from

Question 18

keep their slaves

Answer 18

Many Americans in Texas wanted freedom from Mexico so they could

Question 19

Oregon Country

Answer 19

The United States and Great Britain agreed on a boundary for the

Question 20

they had just lost a fierce war

Answer 20

Why did Mexico give up the territory called the Mexican Cession?

Question 21

the U.S. government forced them to move

Answer 21

What was the main reason American Indians went to the reservations?

Question 22

unconstitutional

Answer 22

The judicial branch can decide whether a law is

Question 23

rule of law

Answer 23

Which term refers to the principle that nobody is above the law?

Question 24

had 13 original colonies

Answer 24

In 1783 the United States

Question 25

1804

Answer 25

The Lewis and Clark expedition was during

Question 26

Spanish rule

Answer 26

In 1819 Florida was under

Question 27

France

Answer 27

In 1803 the U.S. wanted the Mississippi River and bought it from

Question 28

Stephen F. Austin

Answer 28

Who asked Mexico for permission for their own government?

Question 29

manifest destiny

Answer 29

The United States felt it was their natural right to move west and take over land. This was called

Question 30

met Sacagawea

Answer 30

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

bought Mexico for $10

Question 31

bought Mexico for $10 million

Answer 31

The Gadsden purchase

Question 32

the Mexican War

Answer 32

In 1848 there was a war over the Rio Grande called

Question 33

Sam Houston

Answer 33

Who defeated Santa Anna?

Question 34

What landform made it harder for the settlers to move west? (page 355) *

Answer 34

the Appalachian Mountains

Question 35

2. Which of the following were challenges for settlers when moving west? PICK 2.

Answer 35

They had to bring all of their belongings along with them

there wasn’t any place to purchase supplies while traveling

Question 36

As more and more settlers moved west

Answer 36

new states were formed in the West

Question 37

. Jefferson wanted to purchase Louisiana from the French because he wanted to ___. (page 357) *

Answer 37

increase the size of the United States

Question 38

5. Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory to the Americans? (page 357

Answer 38

The French needed money to pay for a war.

Question 39

6. The goal of the Corps of Discovery’s expedition was to make new settlements for the U.S. (page 358) *

Answer 39

true

Question 40

7. The Corp of Discovery traveled north and west and eventually ended their journey at ___. (page 359) *

Answer 40

the Pacific Ocean

Question 41

8. The Spanish needed more manufactured goods, so American traders began moving to the Southwest. (page 360) *

Answer 41

Pike noted the Spanish needed more manufactured goods.
Effect: American traders began moving to the Southwest.

true

Question 42

1. The Americans wanted to go to war with Great Britain in the early 1800s for which of the following reasons? PICK 2 REASONS. (page 365) *

Answer 42

the British encouraged the Native Americans to fight the Americans
to stop the Americans and French from trading, the British navy captured American trading ships

Question 43

2. Impressment, forcing American sailors to work on British ships, was used during the 1800s because _____. (page 365) *

Answer 43

the British had lost many soldiers during war with France

Question 44

3. During the War of 1812, which group was considered to have the strongest navy in the world? (page 366) *

Answer 44

the British

Question 45

4. What caused many NATIVE AMERICAN tribes to end their alliance (good relatonship) with Britain? (page 366) *
   1 point

Answer 45

the death of Chief Tecumseh

Question 46

5. The Monroe Doctrine was a plan which stated _____. (page 367, the Growth of Nationalism) *

Answer 46

no European country could colonize (take over land) in the Western side of the world