WESTERN EXPANSION STUDY GUIDE
Directions: Use the Powerpoint notes provided online and / or your foldable
and / or your text to answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper
1. MANIFEST DESTINY
a. “Manifest Destiny” definition
b. Many Americans saw the ______________ and _______________ of the U.S. as
the best in the world
c. “Racism” definition
d. “Ethnocentrism” definition
2. THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE (1803)
a. Who signed a treaty w/ France in 1795, giving the French the Louisiana Territory
b. Who was the leader of France at this time?
c. Why did Thomas Jefferson want the U.S. to have control of the Mississippi River
and the port of New Orleans?
d. How much did the U.S. purchase the Louisiana Territory for?
e. What was the effect on the size of the U.S.?
f. How did Jefferson rationalize the Constitutionality of the purchase?
3. LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
a. Who did Jefferson choose to explore the Louisiana Territory?
b. When and where did they leave from?
c. Who joined them as a guide and translator?
d. When did they finally reach the Pacific Ocean?
4. THE WAR OF 1812
a. Who was Britain at war with?
b. Why did the “War Hawks” in Congress want to go to war?
c. What happened to the White House?
d. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
e. What treaty ended the war? What were the terms of this treaty?
f. What happened at the Battle of New Orleans?
5. ECONOMIC GROWTH
a. What effect did technology have?
b. Before the Industrial Revolution, how and where were goods made?
c. After the Industrial Revolution, how and where were goods made?
d. What invention did Eli Whitney make?
e. The Industrial Revolution led to what?
6. FLORIDA (1821)
a. What problems were we having with Florida?
b. Which President purchased Florida?
c. How much did we purchase Florida for?
d. Why did Spain need money?
7. THE MONROE DOCTRINE
a. What was the Monroe Doctrine?
b. Who supported it?
8. INDIAN REMOVAL ACT (1830)
a. Which President signed the act?
b. What did the act do?
c. What was the Trail of Tears?
9. OREGON COUNTRY
a. Which President negotiated a deal for the Oregon Territory?
b. Who did we share it with? Where was the land divided?
c. What was the Oregon Trail?
10. TEXAS ANNEXATION
a. Who was Stephen Austin, and what did he do?
b. Who was the ruler of Mexico?
c. What Mexican laws did the Americans not follow?
d. Who led the Americans in a revolt against Mexican rule?
e. What happened at the Alamo?
f. When was Texas annexed by the U.S.?
11. MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR (1846)
a. How did the war start?
b. What treaty ended the war? What were the terms of the treaty?
12. GADSDEN PURCHASE (1853)
a. Where was the Gadsden Purchase?
b. Who made the purchase? How much did we pay for it?
c. Why was it called the “Gadsden” Purchase?
d. Why did we buy it?
13. CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH (1848)
a. Who discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in California?
b. By the end of 1849, how many people went to California hoping to strike it rich?
14. UTAH: THE MORMONS
a. Who was the founder of the Mormons?
b. What happened to him?
c. What were the Mormons also known as?
d. Who led the Mormons west?
e. Where did they end up?
f. Why did they go?