Western Expansion Web quest
Name ________________________
http://www.radford.edu/~sbisset/westward.html
1. Who played key roles in the transaction of the Louisiana Purchase?
2. How much did Thomas Jefferson pay France for the territory?
3. Who did Jefferson send to explore the territory and why was the purchase so important?
4. Name the three ways the Seminole Indians left the Florida territory.
5. At the end of the Mexican War, what land areas did the U.S. receive?
6. Who were the original creators of the Oregon Trail?
7. What were two purposes for the forts on the Oregon Trail?
8. What did the Monroe Doctrine state to European powers?
9. Who invented the Cotton Gin? How did it help the South to prosper?
10. What Virginian invented the reaper? How was it helpful to farmers?
11. What impact did Fulton’s improved steamboat have on transportation in the United States?
12. What four things did the transcontinental railroad do for the country?
13. Name the six types of currency used throughout U.S. History.
14. If you were on the Trail in 1850, what seven supplies would you have taken with you? Why
did you choose those seven?
15. Which invention do you think had the greatest impact on western expansion? Why did you
choose that invention?
16. In class, we discussed the role of abolitionists. If you had lived in the time of expansion,
would you have supported the abolitionist cause or the slave owners? Explain your answer.
17. Is the United States a country that believes that "all people are created equal"? Explain your
answer.