Westward Expansion

Question 1

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 1

Bought from France in 1803, this land stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

Question 2

War of 1812

Answer 2

The second war fought against England for complete independence of the United States from the British Empire

Question 3

Westward Expansion

Answer 3

Growth of the United States during the 19th century as settlers moved to the west

Question 4

Manifest Destiny

Answer 4

Belife the civilizing (conquering and controlling) the western United States was fulfilling God’s plan

Question 5

Lewis and Clark

Answer 5

Two explorers sent by Thomas Jefferson to survey the northwestern lands

Question 6

Oregon Trail

Answer 6

Over 2000 miles of wagon trail traveled by American pioneers bound for the West in the mid-1800s

Question 7

Pony Express

Answer 7

Temporary horseback mail service between Missouri and California

Question 8

Transcontinental Railroad

Answer 8

Continuous railroad line connecting the eastern and western U.S. cities

Question 8

California Gold Rush

Answer 8

Mass migration to California after gold was found there in 1848