Please answer the multiple choice questions.
8. When Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana territory, he doubled size of U.S. overnight.
-True
-False
9. When Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana territory from France, who did he send out to explore it?
-Agents XYZ
-U.S. Army
-Lewis and Clark
-Sacagewea
10. Westward expansion became significant after this event.
-Suffrage, the right to vote
-War of 1812
-Texas Independence
-Mexican War
11. What is the idea of Manifest Destiny?
-Idea that the government was to respect the land of natives, it was destined to be theres
-Idea that the United States was destined to expand across the entire continent
-Idea that led to war with everyone in sight
-Buy up all lands west of Mississippi River
12. California was added to the US after what war?
-War of 1812
-Mexican American War
-Civil War
-Revolutionary War
13. What contributed to westward expansion?
-Discovery of gold in California
-Railroads
-New religion Mormon
-Oregon Trail
-All of the above (Hint: it’s this one!)
14. What was the name of the law passed in 1862 that encouraged people to move -west?
-Homestead Act
-Farmstead Act
-Free Land Act
-Pioneer Land Act
15. Homesteaders received 160 acres of free land but were required to "improve" the land for 5 years, what did this mean?
-Develop the land into a town
-Sell the land
-Build a house and farm the land
16. While Americans pushed westward, who suffered the most?
-Poor
-Women and children
-Native Americans
17. By this time, westward expansion stopped.
-Late 1890's
-Mid 1890's
-Early 1890's