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Westward Expansion Internet

Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Directions: Click on the link below to answer the following questions.

http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/

1. The original ______________________ colonies of the United States

were settled along the _____________ coast of North America.

2. For many years, few colonists went beyond the

_____________________________________________.

3. When more land was needed, what did the country begin to

do?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Early Expansion

4. How many colonists lived in the American colonies in 1700?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

5. By 1775, the number of colonists had grown to ________________

__________________.

6. One of the first areas settled west of the Appalachian

Mountains was called the ___________________________________.

7. Who led settlers across the Cumberland Cap into Kentucky?

_____________________________________________________________

Louisiana Purchase

8. In 1803, President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from

the __________________for ________________________.



9. The Louisiana Purchase ____________________ the size of the

United States.

10. Who did President Jefferson send to explore the vast

frontier?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Manifest Destiny

11. What is Manifest Destiny?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Continued Expansion

12. After a _____________________________ over the rights to

_________________, the country gained much of the southwest

including the land of ___________________________.

13. What area of land did the United States also gain after a

treaty with Britain?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Settling the West

14. Pioneers and settlers moved west to claim _______________

for ranching and ___________________ from the government

through the __________________________ Act.

15. Why did many people go to California?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Wild West

16. As the first pioneers moved west, there was little

________________________. The law was the ____________________.


17. Name two people who became famous during the Wild

West.

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

End of the Frontier

18. What happened in 1890?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

19. The country now had _____________ states.

Interesting Facts about Westward Expansion and the Old

West

20. Name three interesting facts.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________


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Scavenger Hunt WebQuest

Answer Key Directions: Click on the link below to answer the following questions.


1. The original thirteen colonies of the United States were settled

along the east coast of North America.

2. For many years, few colonists went beyond the Appalachian

Mountains.

3. When more land was needed, what did the country begin to

do?

They began to move west of the Appalachians.

Early Expansion

4. How many colonists lived in the American colonies in 1700?

250,000 colonists

5. By 1775, the number of colonists had grown to 2.5 million.

6. One of the first areas settled west of the Appalachian

Mountains was called the Northwest Territory.

7. Who led settlers across the Cumberland Cap into Kentucky?

Daniel Boone

Louisiana Purchase

8. In 1803, President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from

the French for $15 million.

9. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.



10. Who did President Jefferson send to explore the vast

frontier?

Lewis and Clark

Manifest Destiny

11. What is Manifest Destiny?

The belief that it was the country's destiny to expand westward

all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Continued Expansion

12. After a war with Mexico over the rights to Texas, the

country gained much of the southwest including the land of

California.

13. What area of land did the United States also gain after a

treaty with Britain?

Oregon Territory

Settling the West

14. Pioneers and settlers moved west to claim land for

ranching and farming from the government through the

Homestead Act.

15. Why did many people go to California?

To strike it rich during the California Gold Rush

Wild West

21. As the first pioneers moved west, there was little

government. The law was the local sheriff.

22. Name two people who became famous during the Wild

West.

Wild Bill Hickok

Jessie James


End of the Frontier

23. What happened in 1890?

The US government announced that the west had been

explored.

24. The country now had 44 states.

Interesting Facts about Westward Expansion and the Old

West

25. Name three interesting facts.

The population of the United States grew from 5.2 million people

in 1800 to 76.2 million in 1900.

President James K. Polk played a major role in expanding west.

During his presidency much of the land west of the Louisiana

Purchase was added to the county including Texas, the

Mexican Cession, and the Oregon Territory.

The Transcontinental Railroad and Transcontinental Telegraph

were both important in keeping the large country together in

the early days.

Westward Expansion had a large impact on the Civil War. The

South wanted western states to be slave states while the North

wanted slavery to be illegal in the new states.


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