Unit #4- Expansion

Question 1

Who was the leader of France at the time of the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 1

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 2

Who was the President that bought the Louisiana Territory from France?

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

What city did the United States originally hope to buy from France?

Answer 3

New Orleans

Question 4

The Louisiana purchase is huge- it added 828,000 square miles or_______ the amount of land in the United States.

Answer 4

Doubled

Question 5

What were three reasons for the Lewis & Clark Expedition?

Answer 5

To explore the Louisiana Purchase
To find the source of the Missouri River
Scientific exploration

Question 6

How long was the Lewis & Clark Expedition?

Answer 6

2 years

8,000 miles

Question 7

What was Sacagawea’s most important contribution to the Lewis & Clark Expedition?

Answer 7

She was able to trade for horses.

Question 8

Who is the President during the largest expansion of U.S. territory in history?

Answer 8

James K. Polk

Question 9

Why did Americans move to the Mexican territory of Texas?

Answer 9

cheap land

Question 10

Why did the Mexican government want American settlers in its territory?

Answer 10

1) Increased economic activity.

2) Creating a buffer zone to protect from the Comanche Tribe

Question 11

How long was Texas an Independent Republic?

Answer 11

9 years

Question 12

Why didn’t Texas become a part of the U.S. right away?

Answer 12

Slavery. - Adding this territory would upset the balance of power between Northern & Southern states.

Question 13

Which country also claimed the Oregon Territory?

Answer 13

Great Britain

Question 14

How did Americans get to Oregon Territory?

Answer 14

Travelling in Conestoga Wagons over the Oregon Trail

Question 15

In 1846 Great Britain & the United States compromised and set the Northern Border of at the ___th Parallel.

Answer 15

49th Parallel

Question 16

How did Polk first try to acquire California & the Mexican Cession from Mexico?

Answer 16

He tried to buy it for $30 Million

Question 17

What was the final battle of the Mexican American War?

Answer 17

Capturing the Mexican Capital of Mexico City.

Question 18

In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo America received the area known as the Mexican Cession which included these territories:

Answer 18

Disputed area of Texas
California
New Mexico

Question 19

Where were the population centers of early America centered around?

Answer 19

• The East Coast

- Major Waterways (rivers)

Question 20

What was politically important to early American politicians?

Answer 20

Providing affordable land to Americans.

Question 21

What city became the center of the California Gold Rush?

Answer 21

San Francisco

Question 22

What did the Gold Rush do to the population of California?

Answer 22

1,000- Before Gold Rush

100,000 by the end of 1849

Question 23

What is the name of the place where gold was first found?

Answer 23

Sutter’s Mill

Question 24

What were some good things about the rapidly increased population caused by the gold rush?

Answer 24

Booming economy

California statehood happened quickly.

Question 25

How much land did people receive under The Homestead Act?

Answer 25

160 Acres

Question 26

How much land was settled as a result of the Homestead Act?

Answer 26

10% of all land in the U.S.

270 million acres

Question 27

What did people have to do in order to permanently own their homestead claim?

Answer 27

1- Small filing fee
2- Live on the land for 5 years
3- Farm or make improvements on the land.