U.S. History
The Beginnings of Westward Expansion
Chapter Guide
Chapter 8.2/8.4/10.3
The Louisiana Purchase
Chapter 8 Section 2 (page 272-277)
Complete Key Terms and People
*Louisiana Purchase *Meriwether Lewis *William Clark *Lewis and Clark
Expedition *Sacagawea *Zebulon Pike
Complete Read and Response Questions:
1. What was the Louisiana Purchase? Who was the United States
president at this time?
2. Which two nations controlled Louisiana and New Orleans at this time?
3. Why did Jefferson want to buy New Orleans from France?
4. Why did Napoleon Bonaparte offer to sell the entire Louisiana
Territory to the United States?
5. Explain the expedition that was sent to explore the Louisiana
Purchase.
6. Who were the explorers of this expedition and what did they achieve?
7. What was the purpose of Zebulon Pike’s expedition?
8. How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
The war of 1812
Chapter 8 Section 4 (page 284-287)
Complete Key Terms and People
*Oliver Hazard Perry *Battle of Lake Erie *Andrew Jackson *Treaty of Fort
Jackson *Battle of New Orleans *Hartford Convention *Treaty of Ghent
Complete Read and Response Questions:
9. In 1812 the United States went to war with what country?
10. Explain the causes of the war. (refer to chart on p287)
11. What were the U.S. Navy’s strengths and weaknesses early in the
war?
12. Who was given the job of breaking Britain’s control of Lake Erie?
13. What role did Native Americans play in the war?
14. Explain the Creek War. What was the name of the treaty that ended
this war?
15. Who was the commander of the Tennessee militia that defeated the
Creek Indians at horseshoe Bend?
16. Which president was in office and forced to flee the white house
when the British attacked?
17. What battle was the last major conflict of the War of 1812?
18. Explain the Hartford Convention. What was the purpose of this
convention?
19. What was the name of the treaty that ended the War or 1812?
20. Explain the effects of the war. (refer to chart on p287)
Indian Removal
Chapter 10 Section 3 (page332-335)
Complete Key Terms and People
*Indian Removal Act *Indian Territory *Bureau of Indian Affairs *Sequoya
*Worcester v. Georgia *Trail of Tears *Black Hawk *Osceola
Complete Read and Response Questions:
21. Why did government officials want to relocate Native Americans in
the Southeast to lands in the West?
22. Describe the Indian Removal Act.
23. What was the name of the group that managed federal policy toward
Native Americans?
24. How might the southeast be different today if Native Americans had
successfully resisted removal?
25. Who was Sequoya and why was he important?
26. Why did the adoption of white culture not protect the Cherokee from
removal?
27. Describe the case of Worcester v. Georgia. How did President Andrew
Jackson respond to the ruling?
28. What steps did the Cherokee take to try to resist removal, and what
was the result?
29. Describe the Trail of tears.
30. Who were Chief Black Hawk and Osceola, and what did they have in
common?